Under the joint leadership of Stuart Murray and Michael Stoneham, the energy and infrastructure practice group at Brodies LLP is particularly impressive in PPP mandates and PFI handback matters. Murray leads on various infrastructure projects in the UK and Europe, with particular strength in matters with healthcare, social housing, utilities or education components. Stoneham is a banking law expert who is well equipped to provide full project finance support to various foreign financial institutions. Fiona Scott is also a key lawyer of note.
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- In projects/PFI, Stuart Murray and Fiona Scott have been great legal advisors. They pick up complex matters with ease and work with us to achieve the desired outcome. They grasp concepts well. Stuart, Sarah-Jane McArthur (also renewable energy) and Craig Bradshaw (also construction) have been brilliant in advising embracing a unique concept and preparing contractual documentation to implement it.
- They make a conscious effort to get to know their clients and work together to deliver what is required. They pick up sector-specific knowledge and jargon quickly.
- Brodies is a big performer in the Scottish market generally, and its strength in diverse areas of practice (especially construction-related) makes it an attractive choice as a legal adviser.
- We see Brodies as being uniquely placed in the Scottish market as a firm with market-leading capabilities but in a mid-sized independent firm offering the benefits that come with it, including real, genuine connection at partner level, a focus on long-term business relationships, and the agility to tailor the approach and advice to the needs of a given project.
- Stuart Murray is so well connected to the projects sector that you feel he really has his finger on the pulse regarding where the opportunities are and the pitfalls to be avoided. Coupled with strong legal expertise, he inspires confidence as part of the project team.
Key clients
- Equitix Infrastructure Investments
- Kajima Partnerships
- Hub South East Scotland Limited
- Aberdeen City Council
- Robertson Construction
- Galliford Try Investments
- Nord LB
- European Investment Bank
- Midlothian Council
- Perth & Kinross Council
- Scottish Futures Trust
- Orkney Island Council
- Mears Group
- Scottish Water
- Orbital Marine
Work highlights
Advising Nord LB, Bank of Ireland and European Investment Bank on the €250 million Community Nursing Unit PPP Project delivered by Equitix and John Sisk & Sons (as equity investors) in partnership with the Health Service Executive in Ireland.
Acted as sole legal adviser for Hub South East Scotland Limited and in 2025 advised on projects with a total capital value of circa £150 million and an overall programme value now in excess of £1billion.
Advised Robertson Construction Group on the £80 million Lochies School - Pathfinder Additional Support School and Leisure Centre Project for Clackmannanshire Council via hub East Central.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Stuart Murray; Michael Stoneham
Other key lawyers
Fiona Scott