Transport: Rail
UK Guide 2025 : Scotland
Band 1
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Provided by Dentons
Dentons is rightly recognised by Chambers as a pre-eminent rail firm in Scotland as well as in the UK. The Scottish rail market is dominated by Network Rail, the infrastructure owner for almost all of Scotland's passenger and freight railway – Network Rail own, operate, maintain and renew all of the track and signalling and also manage the largest stations in the country (Glasgow Central and Edinburgh Waverley). Dentons has been the exclusive legal service provider to Network Rail in Scotland for several years.
Our Scottish based team is able to export their services to the larger English rail market – eg in some of the procurement and construction case studies and is evidenced by Mark Macaulay playing a leading role in the firm's recent appointment to the Transport for London panel.
Chambers Review
Dentons has noteworthy expertise in advising on major infrastructure projects. The firm is also skilled at handling rail-related regulatory and competition work. It has been involved in a number of prominent station redevelopments, as well as railway line upgrades and extensions.
Work Highlights
- Dentons represented Network Rail in a compensation claim in relation to the compulsory acquisition of the Millennium Hotel as part of the redevelopment of Queen Street Station in Glasgow.
Notable Practitioners
Mark Macaulay is highly regarded for his work on significant infrastructure projects in the transport sector. He regularly advises on non-contentious commercial matters pertaining to procurement and construction in the rail sector.