Karen is a planning partner with Brodies LLP with more than 20 years’ experience. She is recognised as an expert in compulsory purchase with significant experience of major infrastructure projects in the transport and renewables sectors. She has acted on behalf of Transport Scotland, Scotland’s national roads agency, in respect of a number of strategic roads projects and has been involved in the 3 new Scottish railway projects. She is currently working with a number of local authority promoters of CPOs for transport and housing related projects. Karen has been ranked as a leading individual by independent legal directory Chambers and Partners since 2010. She is co-author of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase and Compensation chapters of the Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia, a standard text for Scottish lawyers, and is a regular speaker at Scottish Government events.