Law firm Eversheds has appointed Hazel Tait as partner in the real estate team. Hazel joins as lateral hire from Gillespie MacAndrew LLP. Hazel advises on all aspects of property law specialising in clean energy. She has considerable experience acting for both developer and landowner clients and has been involved in large and small scale energy projects in development and construction. In addition, Hazel is regularly involved in acquisitions and disposals of projects.

Prior to joining Eversheds, Hazel was a partner at Gillespie MacAndrew and has also worked in house at Scottish & Southern Energy. She has negotiated the final suites of property agreements arising from successful bids including transferring offshore transmission assets to Offshore Transmission Operators. Her experience also includes assisting on the submission of bids for large scale clean energy schemes and dealing with the general property aspects of transmission and distribution assets.

Hazel will be based in the firm’s Edinburgh office, working with real estate and clean energy clients.

David Watkins, head of real estate at Eversheds, said:

“Hazel’s strong technical ability will make her a valuable member of the team as we continue to capitalise on Scotland’s buoyant real estate market.”

Hazel Tait, commented:

“Eversheds has a renowned and successful real estate practice. I look forward to working with the team to develop the practice and build upon the firm’s established reputation.”