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David Arnott

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David is quoted in:

Chambers UK 2012 - Ranked Individual (Construction)

Chambers & Partners 2011 - (Construction) "David Arnott heads the Commercial Dispute Resolution Group, and has a significant construction practice. Clients have commented that he is excellent and pragmatic."

Legal 500 2010 - (Commercial Dispute Resolution; Construction) "...David Arnott is ‘level headed and a pleasure to deal with’."

Chambers & Partners 2010 -
(Construction) "David Arnott heads the commercial litigation practice and regularly brings his arbitration and litigation experience to bear on contentious construction issues."
(Dispute Resolution) "A good tactician and the voice of experience, group head David Arnott is especially noted for his work for construction sector clients. He also has expertise in litigation involving property, corporate and professional negligence issues."

Legal 500 2009 - "The highly experienced David Arnott heads MacRoberts well-respected disputes team."
"David Arnott is the name to note at MacRoberts."(recommended in Property Litigation)

Chambers & Partners 2009 - "David Arnott stands out in the market for his skills in mediation, arbitration and litigation: “His powers of negotiation always get us in the driving seat,” praise clients. He is able to turn around difficult situations and “grab the silver lining no matter what the case may be.”

Legal 500 2008 - as giving "pragmatic advice with humour and humility."

Accredited by the Law Society of Scotland

David is a Partner in MacRoberts Commercial Dispute Resolution and Construction Groups.

He specialises in the resolution of complex and high value disputes by means of negotiation, mediation, adjudication, arbitration and litigation. He has been involved in well over 100 adjudications.

He has particular expertise in contract, construction, energy, property and professional negligence disputes. He is accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in Construction Law and is a member of the Scottish branch of the Property Litigation Association, the Society of Construction Law and the Adjudication Society.

In recent years, he has been regularly involved in the resolution of many multi-million pound disputes arising from some of Scotland's largest PFI/PPP projects and has been heavily involved in disputes arising during the Edinburgh trams project.

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