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Our legal teams are based in Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Glasgow & Portlethen, specialising in personal injury and medical negligence cases, family law, employment law, wills, powers of attorney, trusts, tax, estate administration, financial management, caring for elderly relatives, residential conveyancing and commercial disputes. We represent individuals, families, businesses and charities right through to corporate bodies.. The firm has a distinguished track record since its inception in 1888. The firm combines the best of traditional values with a modern, progressive approach.
Litigation
The firm’s dispute resolution team is at the core of the business. David Short heads up our 12 partner strong Litigation team, who have an exceptional breadth and depth of experience across the litigation field. Our work ranges from routine Sheriff Court actions, through to novel, complex and high value cases in the Court of Session, the United Kingdom Supreme Court and cases before specialised tribunals and bodies.
Our dispute resolution expertise covers a wide range of areas, including:
Property
Our residential property team, headed by Ken Robertson offer a vast array of property services.
Private client
Our private client team, headed by Graeme Thomson, offer legal services for individuals at all stages of life:
Further afield
The firm is the sole Scottish member of The Parlex Group, an alliance of law firms. This ensures that our clients have instant access to specialist legal advice concerning their business affairs throughout the European Economic Area and beyond. Parlex has members in most European countries and affiliate members in the United States of America, China, Israel and Malaysia.
We take pride in delivering a personalised service to all clients, who include public sector organisations, regulatory and disciplinary bodies, companies, partnerships and individuals. The relationship we develop with our clients is central to the success of this approach.