Identified as one of the leading individuals in the real estate market by Chambers UK
PartnerColin Morrison
Has over 15 years' experience in commercial property across all sectors
PartnerLaurence Douglas
Experience in landlord and tenant leasing - particularly retail
PartnerTanya MacLeod
Our market leading lawyers deal with every aspect of the retail and leisure market.
In most prime retail destinations in Scotland Brodies is involved in around one in three of all deals, and in the leisure sector it is close to one in two. No other firm in Scotland demonstrates the scale and quality of our practice. Our clients include leading high street and out of town retailers, foodstores and new entrants to the UK market.
The depth of knowledge and size of our retail and leisure teams allows Brodies to handle large scale portfolio restructuring projects just as adeptly as individual acquisition, disposal or re-gear deals.
Brodies respond in a timely and accurate fashion, and deadlines are never missed.
Chambers UK 2026
Brodies has a large retail team offering a wide range of lawyers at different PQE levels for different retail clients.
Chambers UK 2026
Brodies advises an array of retailers on a wide range of property and commercial issues. The team is also equipped to handle contentious matters and high-profile insolvency work, as well as offering complementary expertise in franchising matters. The firm's clients include high-profile retailers in the grocery, sports and clothing sectors.
Chambers UK 2026
The team are easy to deal with and are commercial when assessing situations to get transactions over the line.
Chambers UK 2025
The team is excellent due to the breadth of experience in the retail and real estate sectors.
Chambers UK 2025
The team is very responsive, with great business acumen as well as pure legal advice.
Chambers UK 2024
As a stamp of recognition Brodies' retail team has been ranked in its own banding as the leading Scottish retail practice in the Chambers legal directory for the last eight years.
Supported by our leading licensing team, our leisure practice represents household name restaurant brands, gyms, theatres, cinemas and sports clubs.
