Ranking tables
Real Estate Litigation | UK
Scotland
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 2
Band 3
Band 1
Band 2
- Colin Archibald Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP15 Years Ranked
Marc Armstrong CMS5 Years Ranked
Philip Knight Dentons7 Years Ranked- Fiona StephenAnderson Strathern
Band 3
Alistair Drummond DLA Piper Scotland LLP16 Years Ranked
Andrew Upton Harper Macleod LLP3 Years Ranked
Euan McSherry Aberdein Considine12 Years Ranked- Fiona MacGregor Dentons7 Years Ranked
- Jacqueline Harris Pinsent Masons LLP24 Years Ranked
Kenneth Carruthers Morton Fraser MacRoberts18 Years Ranked
Stephen Farrell Burness Paull2 Years Ranked
Will Cole BTO Solicitors LLP1 Years Ranked
Up and Coming
- Edward Gratwick Addleshaw Goddard LLP4 Years Ranked
- Ursula CurrieDWF
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Brodies LLPReal Estate Litigation2025 | Band 1 | 16 Years RankedBrodies 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.
1 Burness PaullReal Estate Litigation2025 | Band 1 | 16 Years RankedBurness 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.
Band 2
2 CMSReal Estate Litigation2025 | Band 2 | 16 Years RankedCMS 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 StewartReal Estate Litigation2025 | Band 2 | 12 Years RankedDavidson 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.2 Shepherd and Wedderburn LLPReal Estate Litigation2025 | Band 2 | 16 Years RankedShepherd 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.
Band 3
3 Addleshaw Goddard LLPReal Estate Litigation2025 | Band 3 | 7 Years RankedAddleshaw 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.
3 Morton Fraser MacRobertsReal Estate Litigation2025 | Band 3 | 12 Years RankedMorton 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 LLPReal Estate Litigation2025 | Band 3 | 16 Years RankedPinsent 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.
Band 4
4 Aberdein ConsidineReal Estate Litigation2025 | Band 4 | 3 Years RankedAberdein 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.
4 BTO Solicitors LLPReal Estate Litigation2025 | Band 4 | 1 Years RankedBTO 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.
4 DentonsReal Estate Litigation2025 | Band 4 | 16 Years RankedDentons 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 LLPReal Estate Litigation2025 | Band 4 | 15 Years RankedDLA 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.
4 Harper Macleod LLPReal Estate Litigation2025 | Band 4 | 10 Years RankedHarper 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.