Denis is ranked Band 1 for Real Estate Litigation in the latest edition of Chambers UK: “Denis Garrity is certainly someone you go to for commercial property work.” “[He] is very personable and easy to work with.” Chambers & Partners UK, 2025
The previous edition described him as “very knowledgeable about matters concerning property law”, "Denis provides valuable, clear and concise advice and advocacy. His methodical approach gives considerable confidence to the clients." "His advice is both practical and legally detailed and he has an extremely good grasp of the fundamentals of property law. He is good on his feet in court, presenting well-structured arguments." Chambers & Partners UK, 2024
He is also ranked as a leading junior for Property, Planning and Construction in the current edition of Legal 500 (2025). “Denis is extremely clever. He has vast property litigation expertise and is a go-to advocate for particularly thorny disputes.” Legal 500, 2024
Biography
Denis is a highly experienced and commercially focused advocate. He has developed a busy and interesting practice at the Scottish Bar, focusing on real estate disputes, commercial leasing, planning, and contract law. He is a member of the UK Property Bar Association.
He is ranked in the latest editions of Chambers & Partners UK which describes him as “someone you go to for commercial property work” and “very personable and easy to work with.” Chambers & Partners UK, 2025
The Legal 500 describes him as “extremely clever.... a go-to advocate for particularly thorny disputes.” Legal 500, 2024
Denis is co-author of the student/practitioner book, ‘Dilapidations and Service Charge' (E.U.P., 2019), and is a contributing author of student textbook ‘Commercial Law in Scotland' (6th Edition, 2020). He is also a course co-ordinator at Edinburgh University on 'Commercial Leasing', an honours-level degree course on commercial real estate leasing.
Appointments
- Denis is joint course tutor in 'Commercial Leasing' (Hons) at Edinburgh University.
Publications
- Denis is a contributing author of 'Commercial Law in Scotland' (4th edition, 2016) by Davidson, Garrity, Macgregor and Richardson.
