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Peter Watson
Senior Associate

Professional experience

Peter is a Senior Associate at Lindsays and has over 20 years of experience in advising clients on all aspects of rural property law. He deals with a wide range of matters including the purchase and sale of estates, farms and forestry plantations, options for minerals and renewable energy, agricultural law issues and advising on Land Reform legislation. He is a member of the Agricultural Law Association and regularly contributes articles and opinions to their Bulletins.

Peter is recognised by the Chambers and Partners 2011 directory as a 'Leader in his Field'.

Credential highlights

• The purchase and sale of all types of rural properties including estates such as Revack Estate in Inverness-shire, Millden Estate in Angus and Urrard Estate in Perthshire.
• The purchase and sale of forestry plantations such as Carter Forest, Carter Bar.
• Advising on Agricultural Law issues such as notices to quit and waygoings for a variety of clients such as Kiloran Farms, Isle of Colonsay.
• The purchase and sale of salmon fishings including the Borrowston beat on the River Dee.
• Options for mineral leases including for Chalmerston.
• Renewable energy options and leases acting for landowners, operators and funders including wind farms at Dalry Ayrshire and Dunbar, East Lothian.
• Advising on Crofting Law issues and acting in the sale of crofts, including the sales of crofts on Colonsay Estate, with claw back securities and the lease back of sportings.