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Mike is the head of our Scottish Real Estate team and is a partner in our Glasgow office, with over 15 years’ experience advising on real estate transactions in Scotland.

Mike specialises in development, investment and asset management work, and acts for many well known and highly regarded UK and international investors.  He also has a niche advising clients on complex land promotion and development agreements, and regularly provides industry training on these types of arrangements.  Mike also works closely with colleagues in Disputes, Construction and Planning to help clients who need related advice in these areas.  

Relevant experience

  • Hammerson on the development, leasing and sale of the one million square foot Silverburn shopping centre, Glasgow.
  • Hammerson on the leasing, asset management and sale of their Union Square shopping centre, Aberdeen.
  • The administrators of East Kilbride on all aspects of the administration and asset management of East Kilbride shopping centre (Scotland’s largest covered shopping mall).
  • New River on the asset management and leasing of the Scottish shopping centres and retail parks.
  • Derwent London plc on their 5,500 acre Scottish estate, including option agreements, development, sales and the leasing and asset management of Strathkelvin Retail Park.
  • UBS on their investment purchases in Edinburgh of Quartermile 2, Seven Hills Industrial Estate and Travelodge.
  • National Grid on the disposal of former gas sites, including for the £1billion replacement for Barlinnie prison in Glasgow.

Education

  • 2006 – Dip LP Glasgow Graduate School of Law.
  • 2005 – LLB (Hons) University of Glasgow.

Insights by Mike

Burdened by Uncertainty: From Ambiguity to Certainty – Replacing Sections 52 and 53 of the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003

11 Mar 2026 7 min read

Land Reform (Scotland) Bill - What you need to know

12 Nov 2025 8 min read

The Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land: 1 Week to Go

25 Mar 2024 2 min read

The Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land: 1 Month to Go

01 Mar 2024 2 min read
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