Karen Hamilton > Brodies LLP > Glasgow, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile
Brodies LLP Offices
110 QUEEN STREET
GLASGOW
G1 3BX
United Kingdom
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Karen Hamilton
Work Department
Planning.
Position
Karen is a recognised expert in compulsory purchase and compensation. She has significant experience of consenting and land assembly implications for major infrastructure projects in the transport and energy sectors, frequently leading or collaborating within multi-disciplinary teams. She has also advised on a number of high-profile city centre projects, including purpose built student accommodation (PBSA); build to rent (BTR) and hotel developments, and has significant experience in the aquaculture sector.
Karen advises clients on consenting risk and strategy; procedure; EIA; planning obligations; appeals and inquiries. Having worked in local government for 5 years at the start of her career, Karen has a good understanding of the public sector landscape and advises a number of planning authorities and other regulators, as well as developers, funders and major landowners.
Career
Trained Cunninghame District Council (now North Ayrshire); qualified 1997; remained with Council’s litigation team for a further three years; property litigation at McClure Naismith 2000-04; joined Brodies LLP 2004, made partner 2008.
Memberships
Law Society of Scotland.
Lawyer Rankings
Scotland > Real estate > Planning
(Leading partners)Brodies LLP is best known for its extensive public sector client roster though is also frequently instructed by notable developers and other private sector clients in high-profile projects, some of which involve environmentally sensitive locations, such as Loch Hourn. Aberdeen-based Elaine Farquharson-Black has a particular focus on the housebuilding sector, and handles a mixture of housing and mixed-use developments; she heads up the practice alongside the Edinburgh-based Neil Collar, whose strength lies in renewable energy projects. Karen Hamilton (Glasgow) assists local authorities promoting various infrastructure projects, with a focus on compulsory purchase orders and compensation matters.
Scotland > Transport
(Leading partners)Adept across all commercial, infrastructure and regulatory aspects of transport projects, Brodies LLP is a leading player in the Scottish market and has long-established strength in the rail, shipping and aviation sectors, as well as the emerging market in zero-carbon transport. Duncan MacLean heads the shipping and transport team and covers both contentious and non-contentious work, while Roger Cotton also brings specialisms in regulatory law, public procurement and state aid. Odell Milne has a strong track record in carrying out large-scale land assembly for major transport infrastructure projects, with planning specialist Karen Hamilton adding invaluable consenting processes, compulsory purchasing and inquiries experience. Jackie McGuire heads the government and business team and is known for her skill in complex road litigations pertaining to ransom strips.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners Scotland > Transport
- Leading partners Scotland > Real estate > Planning
- Planning Scotland > Real estate
- Transport Scotland
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation
- Real estate > Commercial property: Edinburgh and Glasgow
- Real estate > Commercial property: elsewhere in Scotland
- Real estate > Construction
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Edinburgh and Glasgow
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: elsewhere in Scotland
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: fraud
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Public sector > Education
- Employment > Employment
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Energy (excluding oil and gas)
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Private client > Family
- Employment > Health and safety
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- Finance > Investment funds
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Public sector > Local government
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media and entertainment
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Public sector > Parliamentary and public affairs
- Insurance > Personal injury: defender
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and executries
- Real estate > Planning
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Transport
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Environment
- Public sector > Health
- Employment > Immigration
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Insurance > Medical negligence: defender
- Employment > Pensions
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Projects
- Real estate > Social housing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport