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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Real Estate Litigation

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

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Shepherd and Wedderburn’s Real Estate Litigation team has long been recognised as one of the leading property disputes practices in Scotland, complementing the strength of the firm’s market-leading Real Estate team. The team is headed by Colin Archibald, who is recognised for his experience in handling high value, complex litigations.


Working with the Real Estate team, we advise on a full range of property dispute work, from complex property contract disputes, dilapidations claims, landlord and tenant issues, title disputes and rural property claims, to volume debt recovery work. 

We are highly experienced and draw on strong technical skills and sound commercial awareness to deliver pragmatic, solutions-focused results for our clients.

Our client roster extends from large corporates, public and third sector organisations to SMEs, estate owners and high net worth individuals, and includes commercial landlords and tenants, house-builders, developers, retailers, utilities, funders and local authorities.

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Real Estate Litigation - Scotland

Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Shepherd and Wedderburn is a commendable outfit with strength in landlord and tenant disputes, boundary disputes and title issues. The team offers expertise in housing development litigation and property sale and purchase issues. Shepherd and Wedderburn represents significant national clients, with particular experience in telecoms work. It is developing a notable offering in rural property disputes in the North-East of Scotland.

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Work Highlights

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  • Shepherd and Wedderburn represented multiple clients, including the Trustees of George Alexander Sorrie, across several Lands Tribunal applications brought by NEOS Networks under the Electronic Communications Code, regarding fibre optic cables in an overhead transmission line.

Strengths

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  • They are able to listen to what we are wanting and figure out a legal way to proceed in our best interests. They know what they are talking about.

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  • We have dealt with various different departments within Shepherd and Wedderburn and have been happy with all of them, especially when compared to other legal firms.

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  • Shepherd and Wedderburn are proactive, knowledgeable and engaged.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Colin Archibald
    Colin Archibald

    Colin Archibald

    Colin Archibald is co-head of the property dispute resolution department. He possesses experience in real estate litigation, with a well-developed practice spanning a diverse range of issues including dilapidations and development disputes.

    • Colin is a very thorough worker and analytical thinker. He adds the extra perspective. He's a pleasure to work with.

      Real Estate Litigation respondentUK

    • Colin has a wealth of experience providing practical, thorough and commercially astute advice that is tailored to the business environment it relates to.

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