Major Projects & Infrastructure
MacRoberts has been at the forefront of PFI and Project Finance since its inception and we are established as one of the leading firms in this field – we are currently ranked as a Top Tier firm in Projects by Legal 500. Our lawyers are drawn from all specialist areas of law required for the successful delivery of, and ongoing advice on, complex and major projects.
Our Services
- Project finance
- Construction and engineering
- Procurement
- Planning and environment
- Tax
- Property
- Competition and state aid
- Employment and pensions
We are increasingly involved in ongoing operational issues, such as variations, benchmarking, refinancing, equity transfers, sub-contract issues, consents, disputes and other matters as the individual projects turn into businesses.
We are involved in ongoing operational issues on a whole range of non PFI projects including infrastructure, transport, energy, outsourcing and construction and engineering projects.
We combine cutting-edge market knowledge with a solutions-based, friendly approach which allows us to assist our clients to fulfil, and exceed, expectations.
Our Experience
We have been involved in most of Scotland’s key infrastructure and PFI/PPP/NPD projects, acting in over 50 PPP projects with a total value of over £4 billion. These have included several groundbreaking, innovative and award-winning projects, such as:
- Clyde Valley Residual Waste
- Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route
- M78, M73 and M74
- Edinburgh and Midlothian Residual Waste
- Orkney hospital project
- numerous waste and biomass projects
- Scottish National Blood Transfusion Services
- Ayrshire and Arran Mental Health
- Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh
Clients
- Hospitals
- Health boards
- Education boards
- Construction companies
- Local authorities
- Transport organisations
- Global financial firms