Philip Hunter > Brodies LLP > Edinburgh, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile
Brodies LLP Offices
Capital Square
58 Morrison Street
EDINBURGH
EH3 8BP
United Kingdom
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Philip Hunter
Work Department
Real estate.
Position
Phil is an experienced and skilled real estate solicitor with a wealth of experience in cross border transactions, investment, retail, corporate occupier, real estate finance, development, renewables and projects.
As Brodies Head of Environmental, he leads our team of specialist lawyers in providing advice on a wide range of environmental issues and risks. Clients appreciate his concise, pragmatic, commercial and client-centred approach when getting the deal done.
Career
Trained Brodies LLP, qualified 2001; partner 2008.
Memberships
UK Environmental Law Association.
Law Society of Scotland
Lawyer Rankings
Scotland > Real estate > Environment
(Leading partners)With expertise across the energy, projects, corporate, and real estate sectors, Brodies LLP is well-equipped to act for public bodies, local authorities, and private sector clients. The practice is helmed by Philip Hunter, who advises on contractual protection mechanisms, risk allocation, and warranties within the areas of water pollution, waste, and contaminated land. On the contentious front, Niall McLean is active in climate change litigation and is routinely instructed in the Court of Session in environmental cases. The team is also home to George Sismey-Durrant, with expertise in contaminated land issues, licensing, and environmental impact assessments.
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
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- 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