Commercial Property
Phone
0131 473 4216
Address
19a Canning Street Edinburgh EH3 8HE
Alex is a Scottish Solicitor in our Commercial Property team in Edinburgh. Alex is a Member of The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple in England and Wales. He acts for clients on a wide range of property matters including commercial and residential purchases, sales, and leases.
Alex completed his Accelerated Dual Qualified LLB in Scots Law with English Law at the University of Aberdeen in 2021 and subsequently attended the University of Edinburgh for his Diploma in Professional Legal Practice which he graduated in 2022. During 2021 and 2022, he was the Engagement Lead and an Adviser at the University of Edinburgh Free Legal Advice Centre. He was then trained in a local full-service law firm.
Before his career as a Solicitor, he studied Philosophy and German at the University of Sussex and the University of Oxford. He also had extensive overseas in-house, governmental, international law firms’ and chambers’ experience in Hong Kong.
insights 11 September 2025
Michael Kitson examines proposed changes to construction retentions and what they could mean for industry payment practices and working capital
insights 4 September 2025
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We are delighted to welcome new Commercial Property Partner Keith Rawlinson who has joined our Perth office
insights 28 July 2025
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insights 22 July 2025
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news 7 July 2025
We are proud to continue our sponsorship of Abertay University’s DARE Academy, the acclaimed gaming competition, having supported it since 2017