Clive Phillips > Brodies LLP > Aberdeen, Scotland > Lawyer Profile
Brodies LLP Offices
Brodies House
31-33 Union Grove
ABERDEEN
AB10 6SD
Scotland
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Clive Phillips
Work Department
Real estate, land and rural business.
Position
Clive heads the Rural Business team at Brodies and acts for a wide range of landed estates and farming clients. Clive acts regularly for offshore clients with rural property in Scotland, as well as for a very active domestic client base. He has an in-depth knowledge of the rural sector as an accredited specialist in agricultural law, and as a family farm business owner.
Clive is frequently instructed on diversification projects, such as wind farms, anaerobic digester and solar farm projects. He has a particular interest in new business structures in commercial agriculture and has been instigative in the promotion of share farming and joint venture arrangements to the sector.
Understanding the interaction of land ownership, rural business and succession enables Clive to advise effectively on structuring farming rural businesses in order to provide strategic succession planning advice. Clive is regularly instructed to troubleshoot disputed agricultural holdings and other contentious situations in the rural sector.
Career
Qualified Paull & Williamsons 1992; partner at Paull & Williamsons 2002; private client and rural property; partner, Ledingham Chalmers LLP 2007; partner land and rural business team, real estate department Brodies LLP, Aberdeen 2011.
Languages
Icelandic.
Memberships
Law Society of Scotland, Agricultural Law Association, Royal Highland Agricultural Society, Committee member Scottish Land & Estates (SLE) North East Region Committee 2007 to date, Committee member SLE Legal and Policy Committee 2008 to date, National Farmers Union of Scotland, Royal Northern Agricultural Society, North East and Tayside Farm Management Associations.
Education
Mackie Academy, Stonehaven; University of Dundee (LLP with distinction including economics and accountancy; Diploma in Legal Practice).
Leisure
Clive Phillips is a landowner and farmer in his own right has a keen interest in equestrian and other rural activities.
Lawyer Rankings
Scotland > Private client > Agriculture and estates
(Hall of Fame)Praised for its ‘unrivaled knowledge‘ of the sector, Brodies LLP‘s rural business practice has a deep and experienced bench with demonstrable strength across the agricultural landscape. The team advises landed estates, rural businesses, developers and public sector entities on the full spectrum of agricultural matters, including complex and high-value transactions. Clive Phillips heads the team and has a solid track record advising on large estates and commercial rural matters. Now a consultant, Odell Milne is a key contact for compulsory purchase matters, most notably those pertaining to rail and road projects. Alex Buchan takes point on agricultural tenancies issues, Kate McLeish handles agricultural holdings matters, while Graeme Leith is a key contact for forestry clients and investors. Karren Smith acts for clients in the Highlands. Associate Andrew Askew Blain is another key member of the team.
Lawyer Rankings
- Agriculture and estates Scotland > Private client
- Hall of Fame Scotland > Private client > Agriculture and estates
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