With Douglas Milne at the helm, Morton Fraser MacRoberts is noted for its extensive public sector expertise and counts local councils, Transport Scotland, and NatureScot among its client base. On the contentious side, commercial litigator Kenneth Carruthers has considerable experience in court and inquiry appearances, and senior associate Cameron Greig handles planning appeals and compulsory purchase compensation claims. Rory Alexander is equipped to advise on housing and regeneration projects.
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‘The advice is always well-informed, well-considered, and relevant. They are very knowledgeable about the wider context of their advice as well as the specific case. ’
‘Douglas Milne and Cameron Greig have given excellent advice. They have a good understanding of our specialist area of work so they can get straight to the specifics of the case.’
‘Morton Fraser Macroberts team has a good breadth of talent with a number of key and experienced individuals.’
‘Kenneth Carruthers is one of the most experienced planning lawyers in Scotland and his knowledge is invaluable to clients. Douglas Milne is excellent at managing big projects for big clients.’
‘A very competent team.’
‘We rely heavily on Kenneth Carruthers, who combines superb technical expertise and years of experience with a commercial and pragmatic approach to planning matters.’
‘Very experienced and measured advice combined with an awareness of commercial considerations. The team led by Douglas Milne is very friendly and easily accessible.’
‘Douglas Milne brings years of experience, a seemingly bottomless knowledge of the planning process and the ability to bring all this to quickly bear in an appropriate and measured manner to each case. All combined with being very personable.’
Key clients
- SSE plc
- Vastint
- Woolfords Wind Energy Ltd
- Ministry of Defence
- Historic Environment Scotland (HES)
- Transport Scotland
- Parabola
- City of Edinburgh Council
- Tesco
- West Lothian Council
Work highlights
Acted for Transport Scotland in the public local inquiry for the proposed major upgrade to the Sheriffhall Roundabout on the A720 City of Edinburgh Bypass.
Acted for Scottish Hydro Electric Power Transmission plc (SHET) in relation to the planning consents required for the construction of the circa 58km replacement 132kV transmission line from Harris to Stornoway in the Western Isles, including consents required under the Electricity Act 1989.|
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Leading associates
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Cameron Greig
Practice head
Douglas Milne
Other key lawyers
Kenneth Carruthers; Rory Alexander; Isobell Reid; Cameron Greig