Davidson Chalmers Stewart pulls together a strong property litigation practice capable of guiding clients from the energy, housebuilding, and education sectors. Sarah Wardell chairs the group after joining from Dentons in November 2025 and bolsters the firm’s offering on dilapidations and defective works claims. Laura Tainsh’s practice has a strategic focus on environmental and public law matters. Sheila Webster departed the team in October 2025.
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Key clients
- Rutland Court Real Estate Limited
- Rock DCM Limited
- Lothian Amusements Limited
- Woodland Renewables Limited
- Natural Assets Investments Limited
- Springfield Properties PLC
- Muir Group
- Tenant Farmers – RJ McMaster & Others
- Peter Wright
- Chris Stewart Group
Work highlights
Advises Springfield Properties plc, a major Scottish housebuilder, on a range of complex and high-value real estate disputes arising from its residential development activity across Scotland.
Acting for Rock DCM Limited, the lead and sole named respondent, in opposition to an application by Royal London to the Lands Tribunal for Scotland seeking to reduce title conditions affecting Argyll Chambers.
Instructed by Bosch Thermotechnology Limited, an international engineering company, in connection with a complex construction dispute arising from the build of the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People.
Practice head
Sarah Wardell
Other key lawyers
Caroline Matthews; Laura Tainsh