Our People

Bill Gibson

Bill Gibson

Partner - commercial and corporate

Bill has practised in commercial environments since 1988. He is also our Chairman and is charged with directing the development of the company and representing the company externally. He has a broad based experience in commercial law including property development (residential and commercial), licensed and unlicensed commercial contracts, bank finance and renewable energy. Bill acts for both borrowers and lending institutions in refinancing transactions, land option deals for various renewable energy developments and corporate business sale and acquisitions.

Contact

Phone: 0131 510 4950

Email: bgibson@ennova-law.com

David Wilson

David Wilson

Partner - Litigation

David has over 25 years of experience of contracts, dispute resolution and family law work. He regularly represents clients’ interests in the Scottish Courts and can also provide advice on alternative forms of dispute resolution such as arbitration and mediation. He advises clients on all manner of disputes, contracts, professional negligence, divorce and separation, in addition to a wide range of land and property matters. David also has considerable experience in Public Enquiries and Judicial Review.

Contact

Phone: 0131 510 4956

Email: dwilson@ennova-law.com

Karen Ramsey

Karen Ramsey

PARTNER - RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY

 

Karen is a Partner in Ennova and head of our residential property team.  Karen deals with all aspects of residential sales, purchases and re-mortgages as well as new build developments (from purchase of the development site, site assembly and deed of conditions through to the sale of individual units). She also has many years of experience carrying out bank security work for both commercial and individual clients.

Contact

Phone: 0131 510 4954

Email: kramsey@ennova-law.com

John Cumming

John Cumming

Partner - COMMERCIAL and CORPORATE

John has practiced in Edinburgh and Tayside for over 20 years and has extensive experience in the corporate, commercial and real estate fields. In recent years John has taken on many renewable energy transactions acting for developers and land owners in the wind and hydro sectors. John also deals with many corporate transactions including company share sales and acquisitions, lease transactions and acting on behalf of property developers.

Contact

Phone: 0131 510 4952

Email: jcumming@ennova-law.com

Christian K B Melville

Christian K B Melville

Partner - Private Client

Christian specialises in tax and estate planning and advises generally on succession issues, inheritance tax mitigation, trust law, charity law, and asset protection. A member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, Christian has previously been a member of the Investor Protection Committee of the Law Society of Scotland, and a nominated Foreign and Commonwealth Office Secondee to OSCE.

Contact

Phone: 0131 510 6806

Email: cmelville@ennova-law.com

Keith Dunlop

Keith Dunlop

Partner - commercial

Keith is a Partner in our commercial team. Keith qualified from the University of Edinburgh with LLB (Hons), where he also obtained his Diploma in Legal Practice, and completed an MSc in Real Estate Management and Development at Heriot-Watt University in 2014. Keith has experience of all aspects of real estate transactions, including investment acquisitions and sales, commercial leasing and development work, and has also advised on insolvency disposals and undertaken security work. Prior to joining Ennova Keith worked for the Organising Committees of the London 2012 Olympic Games and Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Contact

Phone: 0131 510 4969

Email: kdunlop@ennova-law.com

Emma Forrester

Emma Forrester

Partner - Litigation

Emma is a Partner in our Litigation team. Emma is an experienced litigator and qualified solicitor-advocate, with extended rights of audience in the Court of Session (the highest civil court based in Scotland). Emma is adept in representing clients in the Court of Session and the Sheriff Courts, and is experienced in alternative dispute resolution options, such as mediation and expert determination. Emma manages a broad and varied commercial litigation practice, which encompasses a wide range of commercial and regulatory matters. Her specialist areas include insolvency, corporate restructuring, commercial dispute resolution, debt recovery, regulatory law and property disputes. She takes a proactive and commercial approach to disputes and, where appropriate, actively seeks to resolve matters before they reach litigation.   Emma splits her time between Ennova’s Edinburgh Office and Dundee Office.

Contact

Phone: 0131 510 4962

Email: eforrester@ennova-law.com

Fraser Morrison

Fraser Morrison

Partner - Commercial and Corporate

Fraser is Partner of Property, Business and Licensing Law. Based in our Dundee office, he is experienced in all aspects of commercial property including acquisitions and disposals, investments and landlord and tenant work. Fraser also deals with property finance and acts for lenders in secured lending transactions.

 

Contact

Phone: 01382 723 763

Email: fmorrison@ennova-law.com

Ralph Hardie

Ralph Hardie

Partner - commercial and renewables

Ralph is a Partner in our Real Estate team. Ralph graduated from the Edinburgh Napier University in 2011, undertaking his Legal Diploma at University of Edinburgh in 2012 and joined the Firm as a Trainee shortly thereafter. Ralph has a varied caseload which includes aspects of commercial property including acquisitions and disposals, leasing for both landlord and tenant work and property finance for both borrowers and lenders. Ralph is also a member of our Energy Renewables team in relation to all aspects of on-shore wind farm developments.

Contact

Phone: 0131 510 4959

Email: rhardie@ennova-law.com

Rosie Seaward

Rosie Seaward

Associate - Litigation

Rosie is an Associate in our dispute resolution team. Rosie graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 2009. She is also a part-time tutor in Family Law at the University of Edinburgh. Rosie has a varied caseload which includes advising clients on financial provision and child law matters on divorce, cohabitation claims, and the drafting of prenuptial, pre-civil partnership contracts and cohabitation agreements. She also undertakes more general dispute resolution work including guardianship applications, commercial disputes, debt recovery and regularly appears in the Sheriff Court on behalf of her clients.

Contact

Phone: 0131 510 4957

Email: rseaward@ennova-law.com

Mark Harris

Mark Harris

Director of Private Client Services

Mark has over 30 years of experience in all aspects of Private Client Work including Wills, Powers of Attorney and Executries for our clients. He holds a Diploma from the Society of Law Accounts in Scotland through The Law Society of Scotland. Mark also has many years of experience in Trust administration and accounting together with managing clients finances on their behalf on the instructions of their Attorney.

Contact

Phone: 0131 510 4960

Email: mharris@ennova-law.com

Toby Kennedy

Toby Kennedy

Legal Executive

Toby acts for a variety of commercial clients within our commercial team.  In particular, he carries out work on all aspects of residential and commercial purchases and sales, development land purchases, site assembly, preparation of Deeds of Conditions, and options and licence agreements. Toby achieved his Paralegal (LSSAP) qualification with merit in 2017.

Contact

Phone: 0131 510 4966

Email: tkennedy@ennova-law.com

Andrew Manson

Andrew Manson

Solicitor

Andrew is a solicitor based in our Dundee office. Andrew obtained his LLB and Diploma in Professional Legal Practice, from the University of Dundee in 2019 and 2020, having previously completed a degree in Politics and International Relations at the University of Aberdeen. He commenced his traineeship in December 2020. Andrew currently assists with all aspects of commercial and residential property, including sales and purchases, leasing for landlords and tenants and secured lending transactions.
Amy Kinmond

Amy Kinmond

Paralegal

Amy is a qualified Paralegal within the Commercial team and works on a variety of property transactions. She joined Ennova in 2016, working towards her paralegal qualification which she achieved from the Law Society in 2019. Amy also achieved her MA in English at University of Dundee in 2011, and her Masters MSc in Real Estate Development and Investment from Napier University in 2015. 

Contact

Phone: 0131 510 6804

Email: akinmond@ennova-law.com

Katie Pepper

Katie Pepper

Trainee Solicitor

Katie graduated from the University of Aberdeen in 2020 with a Scots Law LLB (Hons) Degree and continued her studies in Aberdeen, completing the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice in 2021. Prior to commencing her traineeship with Ennova Law in September 2021, Katie volunteered at Peterhead Prison, where she spent time with others organising rehabilitation workshops and training events. Katie has undertaken work experience in a variety of legal fields, allowing her to gain insight and a greater understanding of the legal sector. Katie has enjoyed working with the Commercial Property team for the first year of her traineeship and hopes to continue to demonstrate her interest in this field as well as assisting with Corporate transactions.
Ailsa Murray

Ailsa Murray

Trainee Solicitor

Ailsa joined Ennova Law after five years studying at the University of Strathclyde –completing the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice and achieving a First Class Clinical Scots Law Degree with Honours.  Ailsa developed a passion for practising law working in the University of Strathclyde Law Clinic, providing access to justice pro bono legal services and representation. Ailsa will be carrying out a varied Traineeship and assisting in a range of the firms matters.

Ross Kennedy

Ross Kennedy

Consultant

Ross deals with all aspects of real estate transaction for clients and banks and with particular experience in property investment and development and renewable energy projects. Ross qualified as a solicitor in Scotland in 1989 and as a solicitor in England & Wales in 1997. Ross also acts for funders and has deal structuring experience for private joint venture arrangements. Ross is a former part time tutor at the University of Edinburgh tutoring in Commercial Leasing in the Professional Practice Post Graduate Unit.

Contact

Phone: 0131 510 4951

Email: rkennedy@ennova-law.com