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Scottish Ports and the UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Leading the Clean Energy Transition

Scottish ports are reshaping their role in the energy transition as the UK ETS brings new expectations, opportunities, and momentum for maritime decarbonisation

Irritancy and Commercial Leases: When Leases Don’t Do What They Say on the Tin

An overview of irritancy in commercial leases, examining how legal safeguards and practical considerations can alter outcomes beyond the contract wording.

Ban of Upward-Only Rent Reviews in England & Wales: What It Means for Commercial Leases

A proposed ban on upward‑only rent reviews could reshape commercial leasing in England and Wales. Here’s what it means for landlords, tenants and wider market.

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29 January 2026 | Time to read: 6 mins

Scottish Ports and the UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Leading the Clean Energy Transition

By Derek McCulloch, Jack Cuthbertson

Scottish ports are reshaping their role in the energy transition as the UK ETS brings new expectations, opportunities, and momentum for maritime decarbonisation

28 January 2026 | Time to read: 6 mins

Irritancy and Commercial Leases: When Leases Don’t Do What They Say on the Tin

By John Stirling

An overview of irritancy in commercial leases, examining how legal safeguards and practical considerations can alter outcomes beyond the contract wording.

27 January 2026 | Time to read: 7 mins

Ban of Upward-Only Rent Reviews in England & Wales: What It Means for Commercial Leases

By Tamzin Munro

A proposed ban on upward‑only rent reviews could reshape commercial leasing in England and Wales. Here’s what it means for landlords, tenants and wider market.

21 January 2026 | Time to read: 7 mins

Scotland’s Planning Landscape: Insights from the NPF4 Second Annual Review

By Erin Marshall

The Second Annual Review of NPF4 highlights ongoing challenges in Scotland’s planning system, from resourcing pressures to policy clarity and LDP delays.

Chris Gibson

Partner, Corporate

Chris is a graduate of King’s College, London. He qualified as a solicitor first in England in 2004 and in Scotland in 2010. He has been a partner in Gillespie Macandrew since 2018.

Chris is experienced in most types of corporate and commercial work, including private and public company mergers and acquisitions and share incentives. Chris has worked on a large number of schemes of arrangement in the Scottish Courts and is also experienced at working with owner managed businesses, having assisted several management teams from start up through to exit.

Chris has been a member of the Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland since 2014.

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