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Calum Crighton

Partner, Gilson Gray
Calum is Head of Energy at Gilson Gray LLP and is a dual-qualified solicitor (Scotland & England) with over 20 years’ experience advising clients in the energy sector. 
 
Calum has over 10 years of in-house experience, including as Legal & Commercial Manager at Fairfield Energy during the Dunlin Cluster Decommissioning Project.
 
Calum also sits as the Chairperson of OEUK’s Legal Issues Forum and as Non-executive Vice Chair of the UK based trade body, Decom Mission.
 
He works with operators, service companies, contractors, and joint venture partners across the UK and internationally, which includes:
  • Decommissioning – guiding clients through one of the most challenging phases of the energy lifecycle, ensuring compliance while managing cost and risk;
  • cross-jurisdictional contracts – structuring agreements that stand up to scrutiny across multiple legal systems; and
  • joint ventures & supply chain – negotiating agreements that build collaboration while protecting interests.
 
Calum started his career in CMS’s oil & gas team, and has spent time in-house with Talisman Energy, Premier Oil and Fairfield Energy as well as time in Pinsent Masons’ oil & gas team.

Practice Area

Panel

  • Contributing Author

Qualified Year

  • 2009

Experience

  • Gilson Gray (2021 - Present)
  • Pinsent Masons (2018 - 2019)
  • C&G Legal & Commercial (2014 - 2021)
  • Fairfield Energy (2015 - 2018)
  • Fairfield Energy (2011 - 2014)
  • Premier Oil (2010 - 2011)
  • CMS Cameron McKenna (2005 - 2010)

Membership

  • Law Society of Scotland
  • Law Society of England and Wales

Qualifications

  • Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test (2011)
  • Diploma in Legal Practice (2007)
  • LLB (2006)
  • BA (Hons): Law and Management (2003)

Education

  • BPP University College (2011)
  • Robert Gordon University (2007)

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