LAWYER PROFILE

Kenneth Carruthers

UK 2026

Morton Fraser MacRoberts

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Planning & Environment

Scotland

1 year ranked

Real Estate Litigation

Scotland

7 years ranked

About

Provided by Morton Fraser MacRoberts

Practice Areas

Ken has extensive court and inquiry appearance experience and has conducted some of the most significant planning challenges in recent years (four of which have gone to the House of Lords/UK Supreme Court - for Land Securities/Standard Life, Standard Commercial Properties and two for Tesco Stores). He has, for many years, been recognised as a leading practitioner in this area.

Career

Ken was previously Head of Litigation at Semple Fraser and was responsible for the considerable volume of contentious planning work handled by that firm, most of which was for major property development and investment clients - Tesco, British Land, Land Securities and the likes.

He is a dual-qualified planner and lawyer, having gained Royal Town Planning Institute membership in 1986. He has over 30 years' experience in dealing with planning and development related litigation.

Professional Memberships

Law Society of Scotland

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Planning & Environment - Scotland

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Kenneth Carruthers has substantial experience of handling contentious planning work, and has acted on behalf of clients in many planning inquiries and appeals. His sector expertise covers energy, residential development and retail, among other areas.

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Real Estate Litigation - Scotland

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Kenneth Carruthers is head of the department. He is deeply experienced in the handling of property litigation before all levels of the Scottish courts, assisting clients with a variety of topics, including dilapidations claims and lease disputes.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

His combination of expertise and commerciality makes him invaluable in development work.
Planning & EnvironmentChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Ken is very efficient.
Planning & EnvironmentChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Kenneth Carruthers is a strong negotiator and able to foster working relationships with opponents that assist in the resolution of cases.
Real Estate LitigationChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Kenneth is extremely experienced. His specialty is planning.
Real Estate LitigationChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
He is our go-to Scottish solicitor for property-related and development-related disputes. He's thoroughly straightforward, with a wealth of experience in these areas. It's hard to see past him for us.
Real Estate LitigationChambers Guide to the Legal Profession