Elaine has extensive experience in the real estate sector, with a particular area of expertise being large scale property development and the management and supervision of personnel resourcing multi-property transactions. 

Elaine's primary focus is the renewable energy sector (offshore and onshore).

Our English property team operates as one team across all of our offices. Elaine is dual-qualified, and works between our London and Glasgow offices and heads up the Scottish-based personnel in the English property team, in addition to leading the firm's property sub-team which specialises in English and Welsh renewable energy work. Elaine advises a number of our energy clients on their English and Welsh projects (onshore and offshore), including new option agreements/leases; site assembly; easements and land rights; highway and infrastructure agreements; DCO/CPO property support; and variations of operational projects. 

In addition, Elaine has long-standing relationships with a number of the firm’s clients across a variety of disciplines. Clients include house builders, investors (including forestry), developers, hotel operators, funders, corporate occupiers and healthcare providers.

  • 1997: Scotland
  • 2000: England and Wales

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  • Leading the team advising on the property aspects of the Outer Dowsing/Round 4 offshore wind project.
  • Advising ScottishPower Renewables on various aspects of two East Anglia offshore wind projects.
  • Advising a consortium in relation to its Celtic Sea/Round 5 bid.
  • Advising various offshore developers on bird nesting leases (and related option agreements and collaboration agreements with other developers of adjacent projects).
  • Advising various clients (confidential) on option agreements for BESS and solar sites throughout England and Wales.
  • Advising an energy client (confidential) in relation to the acquisition of six English/Welsh option sites (wind, solar and battery).

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Further information:

  • Member, Scottish Women in Business (2010)
  • Notary Public (1997)

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