About Nick
Nick is a commercial lawyer specialising in projects with a Real Estate focus, having operated in the Scottish market for over 25 years. He has acted as lead partner and CRP for Aldi’s Scottish Regional work for over 15 years, advising cradle to grave on their Scottish expansion dealing with strategy, feasibility, site acquisition, development, management and (occasionally) disposal.
He has also carried out much the same role in the Care Home sector advising Scottish clients on the acquisition, development, consenting, sale and letting of residential care accommodation.
Recently he developed an interest in the world of energy transition and have developed a practice in the field of Renewable Energy. Nick acted for a wide range of funders, developers and investors; from major European Investment Funds to smaller local developers and landowners.
Education
- The Law Society
- Law Society of Scotland
Contact Nick
Call: 0345 5340 4220
Mobile: 0797 390 6301
Notable work & expertise
Acting for a leading Scottish Care Home developer in their Scottish expansion. Dealing with strategic land acquisition and assembly; consenting issues, site subdivision. Leading on subsequent forward fund by European Investment fund requiring complex € to £ exchange hedging mechanism on construction costs and price.
- Lead partner for Alcemi Storage on their BESS projects in Scotland and England. Advising on strategic land matters, site identification, Option and Lease arrangements; Grid Connection strategy; consenting issues. Acted in the forward fund of 4.5 GW of secured development by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners.
- Acted for various developers in the securing, financing and sale of Land and Grid Connection rights for the development of onshore wind and hydro developments in Scotland. Advising on the resolution of landowner claims and disputes.
- Acting for Aldi Stores Limited on their Scottish expansion.
- Acting for Alcemi Storage Developments on their entry into the UK market on a pan UK mandate
- Acting for a major Scottish Care Home Developer on the forward funding and development of care homes in Scotland
- Acting for a major Energy company on the disposal of its biomass facility
- Acting for a European Infrastructure fund on the acquisition of a wind farm in Argyll
- Acting for a Japanese bank on a funding bid for OFTO transmission assets
Specific cases/work examples: Have advised Aldi Stores Limited for 15+ years on their store expansion programme dealing with plain vanilla site acquisitions and disposals through to judicial reviews; forward funded pre lets; portfolio sale and leasebacks and multi occupancy developments.
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