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  2. Commercial property: leisure and hospitality
  3. Commercial property: retail occupiers

John Curran retired from the partnership at McGrigors LLP in 2010, but still advises on a consultancy basis. Aberdeen-based Tracey Menzies is now the key figure, advising clients on bespoke office developments and forward funding, sale and commercial leasing matters.

Paull & Williamsons LLP lost Colin MacLaren to Brodies LLP’s newly opened Aberdeen office. Despite that setback, Richard Goodfellow’s team retains its reputation for ‘close partner involvement and an excellent level of expertise’, with John Strachan highlighted as ‘technically sound and well regarded’. Recent highlights include advising HSBC on providing £10m of facilities to a property development company.

The retail and leisure sectors have been strong sources of instructions for CMS Cameron McKenna LLP’s team, headed by Derek Cameron. It acted for West Register Limited on its £16m acquisition of the Landmark Point hotel in Edinburgh.

Ledingham Chalmers LLP’s practice head Alasdair MacLure advised Dril-Quip Europe Limited on the purchase of an office and workshop property at Stoneywood Park. David Scott was promoted to partner in April 2010.

Fraser Leslie leads Maclay Murray & Spens LLP’s commercial property practice, which advises clients including Sumitomo Corporation, Duncan Farm and AF Gruppen ASA.

Duncan Campbell heads the commercial property practice at Stronachs LLP, which advised on the property aspects of Big Lottery Fund’s £50m grant programme aiming to enable local communities to acquire and develop local assets.

Thorntons Law LLP’s Craig Nicol handles commercial property investment and leasing matters, and has a particular emphasis on property finance deals for building societies.

Blackadders LLP’s team is ‘excellent in all aspects’, thanks in no small part to practice head David Milne.

Callum McDonald is the key property lawyer at Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace.

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