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Real Estate Litigation | UK

Scotland

Real Estate Litigation ranks firms and lawyers advising on contentious property issues for landlords, landowners and tenants. The section covers development disputes, including those regarding rights of way, boundary lines, rights to light and party walls, as well as contentious landlord and tenant work including rent reviews, lease terminations and dilapidations claims. We primarily consider work concerning commercial real estate assets, however development disputes affecting residential property can also be included. 

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Band 1

  1. Brodies LLP
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    Brodies LLP
    Real Estate Litigation
    2025 | Band 1 | 16 Years Ranked
    Brodies has an outstanding team with the capacity to advise on high-value real estate disputes across Scotland. The team is highly experienced in a variety of landlord and tenant litigation, including dilapidations claims, as well as asset management and development disputes. The firm acts for a wide range of well-known clients.
  2. Burness Paull
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    Burness Paull
    Real Estate Litigation
    2025 | Band 1 | 16 Years Ranked
    Burness Paull handles high-value property litigation as well as assisting clients with alternative dispute resolution strategies. Areas of the team's expertise include development-related disputes, housebuilding disputes, and landlord and tenant cases. The firm maintains a high profile for dilapidations work and is also adept at assisting clients with challenges against local authorities and public bodies.
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Band 2

  1. CMS
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    CMS
    Real Estate Litigation
    2025 | Band 2 | 16 Years Ranked
    CMS has a respected team advising on a broad range of matters including dilapidations, landlord and tenant issues, and various compensation disputes. The CMS team also undertakes real estate litigation work relating to insolvency. Its clients include energy companies, banks and property investors.
  2. Davidson Chalmers Stewart
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    Davidson Chalmers Stewart
    Real Estate Litigation
    2025 | Band 2 | 12 Years Ranked
    Davidson Chalmers Stewart has a respected practice with extensive experience in landlord and tenant cases and development-related litigation. The team regularly represents commercial tenants in dilapidations cases. Davidson Chalmers Stewart is additionally recognised for expertise in judicial reviews.
  3. Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP
    Real Estate Litigation
    2025 | Band 2
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Band 3

  1. Addleshaw Goddard LLP
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    Addleshaw Goddard LLP
    Real Estate Litigation
    2025 | Band 3 | 7 Years Ranked
    Addleshaw Goddard is recognised for its skill in handling an array of commercial property disputes including title issues as well as landlord and tenant matters. The team represents developers, property owners and property investors. Additionally, the team advises on insolvency cases relating to portfolios of properties.
  2. Morton Fraser MacRoberts
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    Morton Fraser MacRoberts
    Real Estate Litigation
    2025 | Band 3 | 12 Years Ranked
    Morton Fraser MacRoberts advises on a range of matters, including leasing disputes and dilapidations claims as well as title, crofting and professional negligence disputes. It is noted for its work on mediation and alternative dispute resolution as well as litigation and judicial reviews. The team advises significant clients in the energy industry and also regularly represents retailers, landlords and property developers.
  3. Pinsent Masons LLP
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    Pinsent Masons LLP
    Real Estate Litigation
    2025 | Band 3 | 16 Years Ranked
    Pinsent Masons has a well-established property outfit with notable reach throughout Scotland. The team regularly assists a range of national clients, including financial services companies and retailers. It has significant experience of dilapidations cases, contract enforcement and termination, and development-related disputes. Its clients include landlords, tenants and developers.
  4. Anderson Strathern
    Real Estate Litigation
    2025 | Band 3
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Band 4

  1. Aberdein Considine
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    Aberdein Considine
    Real Estate Litigation
    2025 | Band 4 | 3 Years Ranked
    Aberdein Considine is noted for real estate litigation representation to clients in the retail, food and drink, energy and financial sectors throughout Scotland. The team is recommended for landlord-tenant and dilapidations disputes, and also property cases arising from professional negligence and insolvency.
  2. BTO Solicitors LLP
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    BTO Solicitors LLP
    Real Estate Litigation
    2025 | Band 4 | 1 Years Ranked
    BTO Solicitors ably represents a client base including commercial landlords, property developers and private individuals in a broad span of litigation. The team is notable for its work on significant dilapidations claims, right of way disputes and commercial property disputes. The firm is also routinely sought out by property managers to handle maintenance disputes.
  3. Dentons
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    Dentons
    Real Estate Litigation
    2025 | Band 4 | 16 Years Ranked
    Dentons advises corporate occupiers and institutional landlords on a variety of contentious matters. Lease renewals, break options and dilapidations cases are all handled by the team. The firm is recognised for its ability to advise on alternative dispute resolution and risk management.
  4. DLA Piper Scotland LLP
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    DLA Piper Scotland LLP
    Real Estate Litigation
    2025 | Band 4 | 15 Years Ranked
    DLA Piper advises on a broad range of contentious issues including contractual disputes, title and boundary issues, and landlord and tenant matters. The team frequently works with property investors and financial institutions. It is capable of advising on both national and international matters thanks to the firm's global footprint. It handles a broad spread of cases across the residential, commercial and retail sectors.
  5. Harper Macleod LLP
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    Harper Macleod LLP
    Real Estate Litigation
    2025 | Band 4 | 10 Years Ranked
    Harper Macleod advised Denny Enterprises and one of its directors in their defence of three related dilapidations actions raised against them by their former landlord of three commercial units in the Commercial Court of the Court of Session.
  6. Lindsays
    Real Estate Litigation
    2025 | Band 4