Under the supervision of Paul Carter, CMS' practice regularly handles a wide range of commercial property sales, real estate portfolio acquisitions and land agreements related to renewable energy projects. The team has experience dealing with leisure centres, offices and student accommodation buildings. Carter is singled out for his development expertise, working for both domestic and international clients. Allan Wernham advises on the full lifecycle of domestically significant regeneration projects, while Barry Edgar provides ‘calm, sensible advice’ to clients and is noted for his knowledge of the transportation sector. Claire Wallis and Darina Kerr provide additional depth to the bench.
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Testimonials
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- ‘We have been really impressed by the depth and knowledge of the CMS team in working with them.'
- 'So far, CMS has shown they have greater strength in depth and good people at all levels of experience.’
- ‘Barry Edgar is our Real Estate and Client Relations lead and offers calm, sensible advice.'
- 'Barry Edgar and his team are technically excellent and proactively flag concerns to our in-house team where appropriate.’
- 'Fabulously organised. Dedicated, clear, available.'
- 'Darina Kerr is notable for her personal leadership and client engagement.'
Key clients
- Hammerson PLC
- Nuveen Real Estate
- M&G Real Estate (The Prudential Assurance Company Limited)
- Catella
- St. Andrews West Limited Liability Partnership
- NewRiver Real Estate Investment Trust PLC
- Landsec
- SSE plc
- Flotation Energy
- The University of St Andrews
- Hargreaves Services (Blindwells) Limited
- Murray Estates Limited
- SSE Services plc
- Skyscanner Limited
- Nuveen Real Estate
- Pradera Lateral
- University of Glasgow
Work highlights
Acting for Flotation Energy on all land agreements for its innovative 560MW Green Volt Offshore Windfarm.
Advised Hammerson on the sale of Union Square Shopping Centre, Aberdeen for £111m.
Acting for Murray Estates Limited on the sale of land at West Edinburgh with planning consent for 1,500 houses and associated infrastructure including education and commercial development, with an estimated development value of over £500m.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Paul Carter
Other key lawyers
Barry Edgar; Darina Kerr; Allan Wernham; Claire Wallis