Member Profiles

Gavin is a partner in the Commercial Property Team at independent Scottish commercial law firm Davidson Chalmers Stewart. He has over 30 years’ experience at the top end of the commercial real estate market working with both occupiers and developers/investors in various sectors including business space, commercial and residential development and investment, and retail and leisure, often with a cross-border angle.  Gavin is recognised for providing practical and commercial advice, and is trusted by numerous other professional firms and organisations to manage their own real estate requirements in Scotland.  Recent work highlights include advising a Middle East investor on their first acquisition in Scotland, 31 Princes Street, Edinburgh from Arcadia Group for over £20m and advising London-based developers Stamford Group on their acquisition of Elgin House, Haymarket Edinburgh for over £20m. 

I am a partner of Clarkslegal and I head the firm’s construction and engineering projects group. I love the challenging diversity of my work, ranging from contract drafting and negotiating through to all forms of industry dispute resolution or, more preferably and when appropriate, dispute avoidance. Both I and the wider team are recognised by a number of the legal directories, including Chambers and Partners and Legal 500, as leading construction industry lawyers. I was inducted in 2018 into The Legal 500’s Hall of Fame as an elite construction lawyer, based on their independent research and client testimonials received over many years. I act for all sectors of the industry to include, public and private sector developers and owner/occupiers, main contractors, specialist sub-contractors and professional consultants, whilst our expertise and excellent client service is also recognised through instruction by other law firms, who do not have that expertise, on behalf of their clients.

“The alliance between a solicitor and client is based upon a mutual understanding of objectives and transparency on costs. Good advice as to the costs and benefit of any objective, includes a balanced analysis of the prospects of success. Once the objective and budget is agreed, we aim to deliver on time in budget the best possible service.” David Wedgwood is a partner at Anthony Gold.  He specialises in the Commercial and the Court of Protection department, based in our South London offices at London Bridge. David Wedgwood trained as a commercial lawyer in the West End before becoming a partner in 2004.  During that period he has developed a highly respected commercial team, which he still leads. David provides inventive solutions for what may seem like intractable problems. At times of crisis he is clear, giving practical advice, based on years of experience. Across a range of cases, David uses a range of pragmatic problem solving skills to affect the optimal solution at a proportionate cost. Membership & Publications Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Solicitors (ACTAPS) – senior litigator Law Society Civil Justice Section Solicitors for the Elderly member Regular published articles most recently on impacts and options around Freezing Injunctions.

Tim studied at Cambridge University and was awarded a distinction in Law. He is Senior Partner at Spring Law which he founded in 2003. Prior to Spring Law, Tim practiced as a litigation Lawyer at city law firms Simmons & Simmons, Pinsent Curtis and Denton Wilde Sapte. During his time with these firms, Tim acted notably on the well-known American Tobacco litigation, the collapse of the BCCI bank and the largest ever maritime arbitration, the case known as Solitaire. Tim was also in-house counsel for a London Stock Market listed company during which time he was responsible for managing the group’s exposure to M&A risk, its intellectual property exploitation and enforcement and the Group’s wider exposure to litigation risk. Tim’s expertise is focussed on: High value Business disputes, invariably involving complex contractual issues Shareholders and Boardroom conflict Warranty and indemnity claims ICT Claims and procurement disputes Intellectual property Negligence, and Tortuous and Contractual damages Tim qualified as a solicitor Advocate in 2010 and uses his rights of audience widely throughout the court system.

Mark is the joint head of our Technology, Media and Telecommunications sector. He is a corporate transactional specialist with considerable experience in a broad range of deals and advisory work. In particular, Mark advises on private and public M&A, VC/PE investments and buy-outs, primary and secondary listings on AIM and the Main Market, joint ventures, restructurings and corporate governance matters. Mark's clients range from early stage growth companies to listed public companies. He is a regular seminar speaker on matters of corporate law and practice and the editor of our Public Company Update. Mark is ranked as a Leading Individual in Chambers & Partners for Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market. Mark is admitted to practise in England and Wales. Experience Advising IFS, the global enterprise software company, on a number of acquisitions including of Axios Systems PLC, a global provider of cloud-based Enterprise Service Management (ESM) software, of mlpsystems, a provider of omni-channel contact centre and customer engagement software, Field Service Management Limited and 360 Scheduling Limited, one of the world’s leading providers of mobile workforce scheduling and optimisation software Advising awarding-winning IT support and technology services provider, Content+Cloud, on a number of transactions including the acquisitions of Azzure IT, Sipcom, Sol-Tec, Mirus IT, Perspective Risk, Green Fields Technology and JMC IT Advising long standing FTSE 250 client, discoverIE Group plc, on its acquisitions of Antenova Limited for a cash consideration of £18.2m (on a debt free, cash free basis) and Xi-Tech Limited and its wholly-owned subsidiary Sens-Tech Limited for an initial cash consideration of £58m on a debt free, cash free basis with further contingent cash consideration of up to £12m Advising managed services provider, Acora, on its investment round with Palatine Private Equity LLP and growth strategy including the acquisitions of Secrutiny, Westgate IT, M9 IT and Veber. Acora delivers a wide range of industry leading 24/7 IT infrastructure, cloud and helpdesk services, working primarily with UK-headquartered global mid-market companies Advising the shareholders of Veriton Pharma on its sale to SERB Specialty Pharmaceuticals, a European specialty pharma business backed by Charterhouse Capital Partners Advising the Juno Health pharmacy group on its acquisition (by way of a scheme of arrangement) of the entire issued share capital of Avicenna Holdings Ltd, which comprises of 21 pharmacies, as well as Avicenna’s buying group operations and serving more than 1,000 pharmacies Advising the shareholders of iconic British sports car manufacturer Morgan Motor Company Limited on the sale of a majority stake in the company to Investindustrial, a leading European investment group Advising the founders of multi-award winning provider of voice communication, data, hosting and cyber security, Charterhouse Voice & Data Plc, on a strategic investment by August Equity LLP Advising Panagiotis Dimitropoulos, founder and CEO of InternetQ plc, on the £72 million recommended takeover offer for InternetQ plc by a consortium comprised of Mr Dimitropoulos, multi asset manager Toscafund Asset Management LLP and private equity house Penta Capital LLP Advising the senior management of TTT Moneycorp in relation to the £212 million acquisition of TTT Moneycorp by private equity house Bridgepoint from RBS Special Opportunities Fund Advising fastjet, the low cost African airline, on a number of fundraisings including its placing, subscription, open offer and balance sheet restructuring to issue equity with a total value of US$40.7m Advising NASDAQ listed Advanced Energy Industries Inc., a global leader in innovative power and control technologies used in thin-film plasma manufacturing processes and solar energy generation, on its acquisition of HiTek Power Group Advising long standing AIM-listed client, Europa Oil and Gas (Holdings) plc, the UK, Ireland and Morocco focused renewable energy, oil and gas exploration, development and production company, on a range of fundraising and corporate matters including its most recent £7m equity fundraising announced in March 2022 Advising long standing client, Transense Technologies plc, the AIM listed technology company that develops sensor systems for the automotive and industrial markets, on a number of fundraisings and corporate matters including its most recent fundraising announced in February 2019 and on its iTrack technology transaction with Bridgestone Corporation