Energy, Infrastructure and Natural Resources. On your side, working together

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1 Energy, Infrastructure and Natural Resources On your side, working together

2 in a fast paced and competitive environment, we provide all the practical, COMMERCIAL AND LEGAL SUPPORT REQUIRED TO DELIVER STAND ALONE AND COMPLEX PROJECTS ACROSS THE UK.

3 Energy-All Sources We support developers, utilities, landowners, communities and funders with pragmatic and innovative commercial advice relating to energy projects and developments ranging from conventional oil & gas to the latest renewables. We understand the specific complexities of energy projects (onshore and offshore), ensuring that the right people with the expertise from across our teams deliver a bespoke service designed to meet your needs. Our advice and services include: Professional advice & project management Grid Connection & support mechanisms Planning, Infrastructure and Environment Land Options and Leases Land Tenure & Voluntary Registration Communities, Agriculture, Crofting & Rights to Buy Restoration bonds, steps in agreements and other forms of security UK wide advice including Scots law, English law and cross border projects Portfolio acquisition, M&A and repowering projects Corporate structures for the project Commercial contracts, including PPAs, construction and engineering documentation Banking & finance - both recourse and non recourse funding Dispute Resolution and Judicial Review Virtual data rooms and due diligence Regulatory regime advice and consultation submissions ENERGY, INFRASTRUCTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES

4 ENERGY- LOW CARBON, HEAT & TRANSPORT Carbon reduction commitments and other impacts on public and private organisations will affect all of us, requiring compliance' and smart operational planning advice. There are rewards in getting this right - for customer buy-in; operational savings; green credits and CSR. We provide advice on such projects as diverse as district heating, back to base transport and carbon capture, the related supply contracts and infrastructure as well as regulatory consultations and interpretation of low carbon regimes and policies. TRADING ELECTRICITY & GAS SUPPLY CHAIN AND ACQUISITIONS (M&A) We act for both power generators and intensive energy and natural resources users. We re well-versed in the regulatory and planning impacts on these businesses and use this to help sectors and their local and international supply chains, advising on trading contracts, due diligence and portfolio acquisitions. infrastructure - storage, utilities & infrastructure projects We see infrastructure projects as key to growth in the Scottish and UK economies, including innovation in the development of electricity and energy storage and smart grids for local and national infrastructure. In representing utilities, landowners and communities, we ve a strong understanding of all stakeholder interests as well as the need to address all aspects of a project from its pre feasibility stage through to commissioning. RURAl ISLAND & COMMUNITY PROJECTS Many Infrastructure and energy projects involve rural land and related tenure or community issues. We re one of Scotland s pre-eminent crofting and agricultural expert firms and have acted as external legal advisors to the Crofting Commission. We have a reputation for finding sustainable cost and time efficient ways of developing on croft and rural land whether from a renewable or general commercial development perspective, while balancing this with crofting and community interests and rights to buy.

5 natural resources, water, minerals and waste strategic land projects The Strategic Land sector is a key aspect of our Energy and Infrastructure projects team and we project manage and advise on: Complex mixed use Investment New Towns & Settlements Development on Rural & Brownfield Land ENERGY, INFRASTRUCTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES We have many years experience in advising the intensive users of natural resources, including hydro and industrial schemes as well as those managing industrial process water and necessary industrial effluent waste for 24 hour continuous industrial processes. We advise landowners and industry clients on minerals extraction and royalty agreements.

6 Our ENERGY, INFRASTRUCTURE & natural RESOURCES Team Derek McCulloch Partner, Head of Energy, Infrastructure and Natural Resources T: E: Amy McDowell Partner, Energy and Strategic Land T: E: Colin Hamilton Partner, Planning and Infrastructure T: E: Alan White Partner, Agriculture and Crofting T: E: Isobel Reid Partner, Construction and Infrastructure T: E: Visit us online at: GILLESPIEMACANDREW.CO.UK

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8 Gillespie Macandrew is a leading Scottish law firm which provides legal and property advice and services to individuals, businesses and not-for-profit organisations. Gillespie Macandrew is a limited liability partnership, registered in Scotland with number SO All business is transacted for and on behalf of Gillespie Macandrew LLP. The information in this document is of general nature only and does not take into account the specific financial situation, particular needs or suitability of any particular person or class of persons. Gillespie Macandrew LLP GILLESPIEMACANDREW.CO.UK