David Arnott > Brodies LLP > Edinburgh, Scotland > Lawyer Profile
Brodies LLP Offices
Capital Square
58 Morrison Street
EDINBURGH
EH3 8BP
Scotland
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David Arnott
Work Department
Litigation / Contentious Construction.
Position
David is in our contentious construction team and specialises in the resolution of construction, infrastructure and engineering disputes. He is a recognised expert in his field and in recent years he has been involved in some of Scotland’s largest and most high profile construction disputes including issues arising from the Edinburgh Trams Project, the Edinburgh Schools Project and the new Forth Crossing.
David has considerable experience in all forms of formal dispute resolution including litigation (from Sheriff Court to Supreme Court), arbitration, adjudication, mediation and expert determination. He lectures regularly on construction issues to clients and the wider construction industry.
Career
Trainee/Solicitor/Associate MacRoberts 1991-2000; Partner MacRoberts 2000-2016, Partner Brodies LLP 2016.
Memberships
Society for Construction Law; Adjudication Society; Property Litigation Association
Education
Edinburgh University (1990 LLB Hons; 1991 Dip LP).
Lawyer Rankings
Scotland > Real estate > Construction
(Leading individuals)Brodies LLP is the first port of call for numerous blue chips, investors, developers and contractors in large-scale projects and associated disputes. Practice co-head Louise Shiels specialises in contentious mandates, many of which have recently encompassed the healthcare and energy sectors, and is supported by Manus Quigg, an expert in construction insurance, as well as David Arnott and Christopher Duff, whose experience spans fire protection and cladding disputes. Fellow co-head Alistair Mclean heads up the firm’s non-contentious offering and has recently been involved in residential, mixed-use and regeneration projects, meanwhile Jane McMonagle‘s workload ranges from demolition and decommissioning projects to commercial office and social housing developments.
Lawyer Rankings
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