Euan is one of Scotland’s foremost construction lawyers, and leads our Infrastructure team, which spans non-contentious construction, engineering and projects.
He provides procurement advice at the outset of projects; drafting and negotiating construction and engineering contracts from both the employer's (both public and private sector) and contractor's points of view; and then providing strategic advice during the project. He has experience of high-value, complex projects throughout the UK, from large-scale residential regeneration to infrastructure projects, and is regularly instructed by other legal firms (often in the City of London) to support their clients on construction matters.
Euan also assists in the resolution of contractual disputes.
Housing
- Advising The City of Edinburgh Council on its 21st Century Homes project, delivering 1,300 homes across Edinburgh, including regeneration projects at North Sighthill and Pennywell.
- Advising The City of Edinburgh Council on the redevelopment of Meadowbank– a major regeneration project with around 600 new homes, medical facilities and low carbon infrastructure.
- Acting for the developer in connection with infrastructure, remediation and landscaping contracts to create a new village at Bishopton – one of the largest regeneration projects in Europe.
- Advising the developer on engineering contracts and appointments to create a new £50 million Medway Valley crossing to facilitate the Peter Village Housing Development.
Government and Public Sector
- Acting as lead construction adviser to a UK Government department in drafting and negotiating a major new, innovative Framework Agreement and underlying contracts for the delivery of £500 million to £1 billion over 10 years to deliver critical elements of UK infrastructure.
- Advising The City of Edinburgh Council on the redevelopment of the Granton Waterfront, which is anticipated to involve a spend of up to £1.3 billion over the next decade.
Office
- Acting for JPMorgan in connection with the development of a new 270,000-square-foot technology base in Glasgow’s International Financial Services District.
- Advising Wells Fargo on their new European Headquarters on London Bridge as part of a composite team comprising Sidley Austin LLP and CBRE.
Industrial/logistics
- Advising the developer in respect of the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation on District Scotland (AMIDS) centred on a 52 hectare site being transformed into a modern, sustainable, employee-focused centre for manufacturing companies.
Hotel
- Advising the developer in connection with the development of a new Indigo Hotel and a new Kimpton Hotel in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Sport
- Advising The Royal and Ancient Golf Club in relation to two prestigious new developments in St Andrews – a new headquarters and a new clubhouse. The redevelopment of the clubhouse is the largest undertaking that has been undertaken to the world-renowned building in 100 years and has been widely publicised.
Arts
- Advising the developer of a new concert hall in the centre of Edinburgh, intended to be a flagship venue for the Edinburgh International Festival, and receiving funding from both the Scottish and UK governments.
- Advising Pitlochry Festival Theatres in connection with the multi-phase redevelopment of the Pitlochry theatre.
Low carbon
- Advising Andritz Hydro GmbH on EPC contracts for the design, installation and commissioning of turbines, generators and other plant required for major hydro projects throughout the world, including Pakistan, Canada, New Zealand and the UK (including Dinorwig and a number of major projects in Scotland).
- Advising Cube Housing Association (part of the Wheatley Housing Group) on the servicing of a new development of housing units by an innovative district heating network – a heat pump scheme that is the largest of its kind in the UK.
