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- Advocacy
Our advocacy team is led by Lindy Patterson QC. We have extensive advocacy experience in courts and tribunals across the United Kingdom on a broad range of matters.
- Commercial & Advisory Services
The team of experts within the Commercial & Advisory Services practice area regularly provides specialist advisory and transactional support services across a range of specialist disciplines.
- Consenting
Our multi-disciplinary team advises on major projects throughout the UK. We strive to manage the inherent legal risks at each stage in the consenting process to maximise prospects of success for our clients.
- Construction & Engineering
Our team advises on all shapes, sizes and complexity of projects from a vision to the nuts and bolts of the contracts, and, of course, resolving issues in the construction and operational phases.
- Corporate
We act for an ever-growing list of leading and dynamic private and listed public companies, private equity investors, management teams, banks and financial institutions.
- Debt, Restructuring & Recovery
Our Debt, Restructuring & Recovery team has earned its reputation advising financial institutions across the UK at both strategic and individual transaction levels.
- Dispute Resolution
Our Dispute Resolution team provides a full range of dispute resolution solutions and outstanding client service.
- Employment
Dundas & Wilson's Employment Team operates as a single practice group covering the whole of the UK. As a team we are fortunate to work with a wide range of clients which are prominent in all of the sectors in which the firm operates.
- Energy & Utilities
Within Energy & Utilities we have specialist expertise in the Nuclear, Renewables, Water, Waste & Energy from Waste, Networks & Storage, Conventional Power and Oil & Gas.
- Environment
In a dynamic field of the law at the forefront of modern life, our Environment team advises on all aspects of legal compliance, risk management and environmental best practice.
- EU & Competition
EU & Competition issues have an increasing impact on commercial activities in all sectors of the economy. We offer clear thinking in this complex area
- Financial Services Regulatory
Developing our footprint in the financial services sector is at the heart of Dundas & Wilson's business strategy.
- Funds
Recognised as having one of the leading UK-wide funds practices, Dundas & Wilson's investment funds team advises UK and international regulated and unregulated funds and their sponsors, managers and investors on all aspects of fund formation, management, promotion and investment.
- Health & Safety
- IP
In today's knowledge economy IP is more important than ever. Taking appropriate steps to identify, protect and exploit IP assets can distinguish a business from its competitors in the market place.
- IT
Innovative, reliable and cost effective information communications technology and business systems enable businesses to deliver excellent customer service, manage performance and risk and drive profitable growth.
- Life Assurance
Clients value our determined focus. They choose us time and time again because we work tirelessly to deliver the right results in this complex and regulated environment.
- Mediation
There’s more than one way to resolve a dispute. Traditionally parties have looked to the courts but there are a number of alternatives (known as ADR, or “alternative dispute resolution”) including mediation.
- Outsourcing
Driven by a need to improve quality of service and at the same time to drive down costs, businesses in all market sectors are increasingly considering the potential advantages and the disadvantages of outsourcing.
- Pensions
Practical commercial solutions are what our pension lawyers offer clients with UK pension law problems. Early advice is often much more than just self-financing.
- Planning
Our multi-disciplinary team advises both public and private sector clients on the planning issues and processes involved in delivering national and major development projects.
- Projects
An ever changing economy needs a combination of time-tested methods and innovative approaches to achieve workable solutions for infrastructure procurement and service delivery.
- Property Finance
Our Property Finance team is uniquely positioned to advise national and international financial institutions on the provision of acquisition, development and investment funding across the UK.
- Public Law
Public law is the law that governs the state and its interaction with individuals, including companies and other legal entities. The team is led by Colin Boyd QC, the former Lord Advocate who brings to Dundas & Wilson a wealth of experience in government and public law.
- Public Procurement
Dundas & Wilson is rated as having one of the best Public Procurement practices in the UK. Our team of specialist procurement lawyers have extensive experience advising clients on the application of the EU procurement rules.
- Real Estate
With almost 100 lawyers and 13 partners across three offices we have the knowledge, skills and resources to provide you with an excellent service.
- Retail Banking
With a highly sophisticated client base, Dundas & Wilson advises banks and other entities seeking to develop bespoke banking services.
- Tax
Our dedicated tax specialists aren't just technically able, they combine their legal expertise with experience gained from involvement in some of the largest transactions carried out over a wide range of industry groups, as well as in the public sector.
- Transport
Our transport group brings together our skills and expertise on national transport projects from the consenting process through to procurement construction and operation.
Our extensive client base means you will benefit from our hard fought expertise gained by acting for clients from all sides of the table. Find out about our core skills, which are grouped together within areas of expertise.
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Sectors
- Financial Services
Working with some of the top financial services companies in the country, Dundas & Wilson prides itself on developing long-term mutually beneficial relationships with our financial services clients.
- Real Estate
We have the knowledge, skills and resources to provide you with an excellent service as you face decisive choices in 2013.
- Energy & Infrastructure
Dundas & Wilson works at the heart of the dynamic, highly regulated and complex energy and infrastructure sectors.
- Government & Public Sector
Some law firms will focus on the type of public sector organisation. At Dundas & Wilson we have structured our public sector teams into specialisms to provide optimum solutions and approaches based on client challenges.
We understand the business environment of all our clients. Our in-depth knowledge and understanding comes from working with a range of leading clients in their sector.
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People
Across the UK we have almost 400 lawyers, providing legal expertise across a range of areas.
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Careers
- Meet some of our people
Discover more about some of our people and read about their experiences both in and out of Dundas & Wilson
- Summer Placements
A summer placement is a great opportunity to gain an insight into a career as a lawyer and the work of Dundas and Wilson.
- Traineeships
At Dundas & Wilson we want to support you in realising both your personal and professional aspirations.
We want you to get the most out of your traineeship and help you develop and progress.
- All vacancies
Our success depends on the skills and commitment of our people, so attracting and retaining the best people is where we start.
Join us and you will have a rewarding career working with an excellent client base in a progressive environment.
Our success depends on the skills and commitment of our people, so attracting and retaining the best people is where we start.
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We will use our time, skills and talents to positively contribute to the future of our local communities.
- Environmental
Dundas & Wilson is committed to reducing the impact of its business on the environment.
- Marketplace
Dundas & Wilson strives to give the highest quality of service to all of its stakeholders in the marketplace.
- Workplace
We believe that investing in the wellbeing and development of our people will not only contribute to the overall success of the firm but will benefit the service we give to our clients and be of positive benefit to our wider communities.
- CSR News and Publications
Our CSR programme is at the heart of our business.
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Contact London
Northwest Wing
Bush House
Aldwych
London
WC2B 4EZ (map link)
Tel: +44(0) 20 7240 2401
Fax: +44(0) 20 7240 2448
EdinburghSaltire Court
20 Castle Terrace
Edinburgh
EH1 2EN (map link)
Tel: +44(0) 131 228 8000
Fax: +44(0) 131 228 8888
Glasgow191 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 2LD (map link)
Tel: +44(0) 141 222 2200
Fax: +44(0) 141 222 2201
Aberdeen11 Queen's Gardens
Aberdeen
AB15 4YD (map link)
Tel: +44(0) 1224 444 100
Fax: +44(0) 1224 444 101
Expertise
We work as a team to find effective business solutions for our clients. To find out how we might work together, review our areas of expertise.
Planning, Transport & Property
Our multi-disciplinary team of 25, comprising lawyers, chartered town planners and public consultation and communications experts, some of whom have in house public sector experience, advises a range of public sector clients on the planning aspects of national and major development proposals.
The new statutory planning regime creates many challenges and opportunities for the public sector and with our skills and experience, we are well placed to maximise those opportunities and meet those challenges.
We have advised an extensive range of public sector clients on issues including:
- Authorisation processes, whether a planning application, order or private bill
- public engagement, which has escalated in importance throughout the UK
- public scrutiny , whether a hearing, public inquiry or parliamentary committee
- public policy, having been involved in a range of policy research projects in relation to planning gain, compulsory purchase and e-planning
- land assembly and compulsory purchase orders which are being increasingly used in particular in relation to major projects and large brown field developments
- drafting and negotiating contracts whether planning and other infrastructure Agreements or procurement contracts for the implementation of authorised schemes
- drafting orders including traffic regulation orders, road charging orders and project managing the statutory process
- transport experience includes roads, bridges, heavy rail, light rail, guided busways, airports, ferries, road user charging.
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