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Legal directories specialChambers, published today, plus the Legal500BY MICHAEL PERKIN

Client activity remains high in Scot-land, despite ongoing constitutional discussion - something the Scottish market is now very much used to. With speculation suggesting a hard Brexit is on the horizon, companies in Scotland may be looking to complete any substantial transactions before the UK’s departure from the EU.

Research for Chambers UK, involv-ing thousands of interviews with clients all over Scotland and further afield by the biggest research team of its kind in the world, suggests that prominent transactional and contentious work is very much taking place.

That is certainly true of the Central Belt. Domestic clients continue to look to their local firms to provide advice and assistance, along with internation-al business coming in to Glasgow and Edinburgh. English companies, too, are actively looking to Scotland, as a number of mid-market London private equity houses instructing Scottish lawyers on their investments.

The picture further north is also changing. With oil prices currently in a recovery period, firms in Scotland will need to rise to the challenge of a more

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2 LEGAL500 OVERVIEW

3 LAW SOCIETY OF

SCOTLAND

4 WRIGHT, JOHNSTON

AND MACKENZIE

5 SHEPHERD AND

WEDDERBURN

6 ALLAN WERNHAM, MD

AT CMS

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PARTNERS

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Tech and energy drive marketCorporate deal activity was strong, but the challenge is to accelerate growth BY GEORGINA STANLEY

Scotland’s economy grew at a slow pace in 2017, with its annual GDP increasing by 0.8% (compared with 0.2% in 2016). Although its growth rate picked up, it still remains below longer-term trends. In addition, the economy lags behind the UK as a whole, which had a growth rate of 1.8% in 2017. A de-cline in construction output has been a factor behind Scotland’s sluggish performance, as has flat growth in the service sector.

Notwithstanding challenging condi-tions, independent forecasts suggest that the Scottish economy will have continued to grow throughout 2018, albeit at a modest rate. Although this will partly be attributable to strong global growth generally, there are other recent trends which point to the resilience of the domestic economy. In

active market in Aberdeen to meet the needs of their clients.

Client demand is also shaping activity in the contentious market. As clients seek to avoid expensive and lengthy proceedings in court, there is a greater trend towards out-of-court settlement and alternative dispute resolution activity.

The disputes world also sees a strong

mix of expertise between Scottish and English law, ensuring clients have the full range of options at their disposal. Whether that comes from lawyers in Scotland being well versed in English litigation or through the hiring of senior City-trained lawyers at a senior level by Scottish firms, clients in Scot-land are benefitting from significant and sophisticated expertise across the market.

Highlighting and benchmarking this expertise within the legal profes-sion is the key objective in putting together the rankings in the latest edition of Chambers UK. Clients all over Scotland and across the world have provided us with their views and insight into what they are looking for in their outside counsel, both from individual practitioners and the teams behind them, allowing us to provide a

comprehensive overview of Scotland’s legal market.

Full Chambers UK 2019 and Cham-bers UK Bar 2019 rankings and edito-rial commentary, both for Scotland and across the whole of the UK, can be found on our new website at http://www.chambers.com/

Michael Perkin is UK Editor at Chambers and Partners.

Aberdeen, economic sentiment in the oil and gas sector has improved (both in the production and supply chain sectors), as oil prices have steadily picked up.

Concerns over a second indepen-dence referendum and Brexit did not have a major impact on investment activity in Scotland in 2017. In the Central Belt, real estate investments continued apace, with currency fluctuations making the market for real estate assets attractive to foreign investors. Corporate deal activity was also strong, particularly in sectors such as food and drink, technology, and renewable energy. The longer-term challenge, however, will be to acceler-ate growth. The Scottish Fiscal Com-mission has predicted that the Scottish economy will grow at less than 1% per year until 2022.

The legal market in Scotland is as competitive as ever, representing an interesting mix of indigenous Scottish firms and London-headquartered/international firms. Addleshaw God-dard entered the market by merging with HBJ Gateley in June 2017, a development which was more recently

followed by Dentons formalising its combination with Maclay Murray & Spens LLP in October of that year. Pinsent Masons LLP and CMS have taken a significant share of the market since their respective mergers with McGrigors (in 2012) and Dundas & Wilson (in 2014).

CMS also merged with Nabarro and Olswang in May 2017, becoming the sixth largest law firm globally by headcount. Another London-based firm Bond Dickinson LLP, which opened an office in Edinburgh in Feb 2017, entered into a transatlantic merger nine months later with US firm Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice (the combined entity is now known as Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP. DLA Piper Scotland LLP and DWF also have a presence in Scotland.

At Burness Paull LLP, chairman Philip Rodney and managing partner Ian Wattie stepped down, and were succeeded by Peter Lawson and Tamar Tammes respectively in August 2018. There has also been a notable manage-ment change at Brodies LLP, with Nick Scott taking over from Bill Drummond as managing partner.

In addition, Neil Kennedy has become the managing partner at Mac-Roberts LLP, following the end of John Macmillan’s second term in the role. Macmillan continues as an employ-ment partner. The firm has grown its family team and, in a separate develop-ment, expanded its debt recovery offering by acquiring specialist debt recovery firm Yuill & Kyle.

Another major player in the market is Shepherd and Wedderburn, whose operations in Scotland are comple-mented by it having a London base. Harper Macleod LLP is well-spread nationally, with offices in the Central Belt and the Highlands and Islands. Morton Fraser is another well-known firm and generates strong client feedback. Turcan Connell has an excel-lent private client offering. Outside of the Central Belt, Aberdein Considine, Ledingham Chalmers LLP, Stronachs LLP and Thorntons Law LLP are all highly regarded.

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A busy time aheadLegal services reviewed, LawscotTech launched, and a 70th anniversary nearing

By Alison AtAck

It’s important for all of us to take time to assess what is working and where improvements are needed to ensure continued success. There have been huge changes in the legal services market in recent years, which is why we have argued strongly for reform-ing the patchwork of legislation which covers legal services regulation in Scotland. The main legislation is almost 40 years old and no longer fit for purpose in many respects.

Change in the law is needed to allow the legal sector to thrive and ensure robust protections are in place for consumers. That change however, should not weaken public protection or risk higher costs for consumers. It’s why we have strongly disagreed with the primary recommendation in the recently published report from the independent legal services review, to create a new single regulatory body for Scotland.

We were pleased however, to see a

number of our carefully thought out proposals to improve the regulation of legal services have been recom-mended in the report, including the protection of the term ‘lawyer’, entity regulation, and ensuring all legal ser-vices are regulated. We look forward to engaging with Scottish Ministers, our members and other stakeholders on how best to protect legal services’ consumers while ensuring we have legislation which has sufficient flex-ibility to deal with the challenges of the future.

We will continue to encourage innovation and respond to the increasing role of technology within legal services and other sectors. The launch of LawscotTech aims to bring lawyers and tech experts together to develop products and services that will benefit the sector and its clients. It will support the most promising concepts and work with those in-volved to deliver them to the market.

Access to justice remains a priority and in response to the independent review of legal aid report Rethinking Legal Aid, we endorsed the call to simplify the system and reinvest any savings to ensure people can access the legal advice they need regardless of their financial situation or status in

“change in the law

is needed to allow the legal sector to thrive and ensure robust protections are in place for consumers” Alison Atack

society. However, we remain very con-cerned about fees and the long-term sustainability of legal aid practice. We are keen for a new fee review system to be taken forward promptly to en-sure fair and sustainable payment for solicitors doing legal aid work, often for some the most vulnerable people in our society.

Everyone in Scotland benefits from the legal aid system, as illustrated by our study – the first of its kind in Scotland – into the social return on investment of legal aid. In addition to identifying the benefits for individuals receiving legal aid – including posi-tive family relationships, better job prospects and better mental health – the research considered the impact on wider society, and highlighted a positive financial impact for the NHS, local authorities and prisons.

A big concern for us has been to find that a third of solicitors who participated in a survey this sum-mer had been victims of violence or threatening behaviour. The research underlined the urgent need to de-velop measures to minimise the risk of violence against people working in legal services.

In May this year, we launched Lawscot Wellbeing, a resource to

promote emotional wellbeing in the profession. The dedicated portal on our website provides help and guid-ance to individuals and also employ-ers. With one in five solicitors likely to be affected by a mental health issue at some point during their careers, the importance of providing such support cannot be underestimated.

One of the most rewarding aspects of my time as president has been to witness the development of the Lawscot Foundation, the charity we founded to help academically tal-ented students from less-advantaged backgrounds through their legal education journey. Now in its second year, Lawscot Foundation is support-ing 17 young people.

Considerable uncertainty remains over the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, and the possibility of no deal be-ing struck. However, we continue to monitor developments and promote the interests of the legal profession and the public as negotiations on Brexit continue. There is much to discuss and much work to be done as we approach 2019 – a year which will mark the Law Society of Scotland’s 70th anniversary.

Alison Atack is President of the Law Society of Scotland.

Growing business in the eastA merger announced yesterday continues the growth of Scotland’s leading independent law firm

By WilliAm PeAkin

Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie (WJM) yesterday announced a merger with Edinburgh-based CCW Business Lawyers, boosting the firm’s existing presence in the capital and providing it with a strong platform on which to grow business in the east of Scotland.

“It’s very exciting,” said Fraser Gillies, a Partner at WJM. “It adds to the momentum that the firm has developed over the last three years. We have a strong ambition to grow in the east and we see this as a really great platform on which to do so.”

CCW is a four-partner practice of specialist business lawyers, founded in 2003, with offices in Edinburgh, Dun-

fermline, and Salisbury. The company’s Edinburgh-based staff will move into WJM’s St Andrew Square office, but its presence in Fife provides WJM with a further foothold in the east.

The merger is part of planned expansion for WJM which began in 2014 and has accelerated recently with mergers in 2016 with Inverness-based MacArthur & Co, providing it with a significant reach into the Highlands and Islands and, last year, with BMK Wilson in Glasgow, which added to its private client base.

“Growing our strength in the east of Scotland has been an objective for a while,” said Gillies,” and the merger with CCW is a very good fit in terms of the client base and the outlook of the partners.”

CCW has particular strengths in commercial property, corporate, merg-ers and acquisitions, and contractual work. WJM, in turn, will be able to bring its expertise in the private client work to executives in businesses cur-rently with CCW. “One of our objec-tives as a firm is to be able to support

our clients both in their business and their personal affairs,” he said.

“But the merger is not ‘the end game’,” added Gillies. “While it is a good fit for many reasons, we see it as the start of another phase in the growth of WJM. There is more to do, and we feel that the strengths this merger brings in terms the small and medium enterprise market, private client experience, and expertise in particular industry sectors, will allow us to win additional business.”

It has been a busy year for WJM, which has included the expansion of its legal team in the north of Scotland with two Associate appointments strengthening its commercial property and family business succession offer. In June, the firm was appointed to act

for Speymalt Whisky Distributors on its new distillery at Craggan, near Grantown-on-Spey. The multi-million pound development in the Cairngorms National Park is expected to become a major tourist attraction and significant local employer.

This autumn, WJM announced the promotion of Joanne Ockrim and Martin O’Neill to Partner. Joanne is one of only a handful of dual quali-fied property solicitors in Scotland and acts on behalf of some the firm’s biggest clients, handling their property interests north and south of the border. Martin specialises in commercial contracts, intellectual property, and his clients range from small owner man-aged businesses to international listed companies across many of WJM’s key sectors.

Deal adds to the momentum the firm has developed

“We have a strong

ambition to grow in the east and we see this as a really great platform on which to do so” Fraser Gillies, Managing Partner, Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie

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‘This is not just an area of unparalleled

natural beauty, it’s also replete with economic potential’ Angus MacLeod

Reaching for the starsThe Highlands and Islands is where your career could take-off, literally

By Angus MAcLeod

Exciting things are happening here in the Highlands and Islands. The rest of Scotland – and the world – should sit up and take notice. If you want an interest-ing and challenging legal career, don’t as-sume you have to stay in the Central Belt to find it – firms like WJM are creating opportunities here in the Highlands.

This is not just an area of unparalleled natural beauty, crystal clear water and unpolluted air: it’s also a place replete with economic potential. On that front, the region already punches above its weight in many respects. For example:

EnErgyAs the renewables sector seeks new routes to market, our award-winning renewables team are challenging traditional consent restrictions and developing new project models as a route to maximising returns includ-ing longer and optimised operational periods, private wire/ICP connections and battery storage.

WJM is involved in SIMEC’s Glen-shero Wind Farm proposals which are intended to support Scotland’s industrial growth by contributing low-

carbon power for industry. If approved, the 168-megawatt scheme, compris-ing 39 turbines located around eight kilometres north west of Laggan, would trigger up to £158m of capital invest-ment with approximately £23m being spent in the Highland’s economy during construction alone.

Food & drinkThe region is an amazing natural larder with some of the best produce in the world. There is already an international demand for high-quality products com-ing from the region. Having an effective route to market is essential, and projects like the Local Export Partnership championed by Inverness Chamber of Commerce are helping local businesses reach out and find customers across the globe.

SuStainablE touriSmThe Outlander effect and the success of

the North Coast 500 show how investing in promotion of this beautiful part of the world can generate sustained economic benefit in the long term.

liFE SciEncES & HEaltHcarEThe region is leading the world with de-veloping models of remote healthcare, and with Inverness’s Centre for Heath Science already full, there are plans to develop more incubator space as part of the Campus development. Also, in the Scottish Government’s programme is a multi-million pound elective care centre featuring state of the art ophthalmology and orthopaedic health care – creating national centres of excellence.

Business services, the creative indus-tries and education are all burgeoning sectors too. Looking outward, Brexit creates opportunities as well: the region has a strong, positive international brand on which to capitalise.

While infrastructure is an issue for a region covering 33% of Scotland’s land area, significant welcome investments in the A9 and A96 will bring Scottish markets closer. WJM is already advising clients on how to make the best of the improved roads, influence route choices and seek fair compensation where ap-propriate.

My firm opened an office here in 2011, building on our existing long heritage in Glasgow and Edinburgh. From a standing start, we’ve grown our business significantly and see continued growth on the horizon. We’re applying our legal expertise to help local resi-dents, local businesses and their owners achieve their ambitions.

Just as importantly, we’re investing in new talent and creating rewarding careers for young professionals across every legal discipline – no more brain-drain. There is potential here, and it can be a great place to build a challenging and rewarding legal career. It’s not just the big cities that can offer interesting work, and we’re keen to hear from talented people looking to move to the Highlands, as well as locally-based lawyers looking to join an ambitious growing firm.

To take one high-profile example, we have a hand in what could be the UK’s first spaceport, located on the Mel-ness Crofting Estate in Sutherland. It’s recognised as the best place in the UK to reach satellite orbits with vertically launched rockets. Lockheed Martin

and Orbex are involved in the project and see it as an ideal location in which to pursue sub-orbital flight and satellite launch operations.

Legal practice here really can mean reaching for the stars!

Angus MacLeod is a Partner in WJM’s corporate practice and lead Partner in its Inverness office.

Email: agm@wjm.co.uk Tel: 01463 234445

Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie is a full-service, independent Scottish law firm, with a history stretching back over 160 years, operating from offices in In-verness, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dunblane & Dunfermline. Further information on WJM can be found at wjm.co.uk

WJM has offices in INVERNESS (01463 23445), DUNFERMLINE (0845 22 33 001), GLASGOW (0141 2483434), EDINBURGH (0131 5241500), DUNBLANE (01786 822296).

Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP is authorised and regulated by the Finan-cial Conduct Authority. FCA reference number 231170.

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5legalscotShepherd and Wedderburn1 November 2018

‘We look forward

to businesses and industry organisations bringing their unique perspectives to this important conversation’ Paul Hally

Join the conversation about the challenges and opportunities in a rapidly-evolving world economyBy William Peakin

Should we – could we – be more like Ireland? It has developed an economic model based on low taxes, an amendable regulatory regime tar-geted at multinationals, and access to the European Union.

Or Sweden? In contrast, it has focused on a high tax, high wage, in-novation and domestic-based model, “with an emphasis on fiscal discipline and investment in social policies, education, and infrastructure”.

That is one of the questions posed in a thought-provoking piece of re-search from the University of Strath-clyde’s Fraser of Allander Institute, commissioned by the law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn to coincide with its 250th anniver-sary.

According to the report, Scotland in 2050: Realising Our Global Po-tential, businesses, industry organi-sations, and policymakers need to make “practical and tough decisions” to build an economy fit for the future. It concludes that difficult decisions are necessary, both to deliver sustain-able long-term economic growth and to continue to fund public services at the current level under the new Block Grant Adjustment agreed be-tween Westminster and Holyrood.

The initial report has launched a conversation with Scottish busi-nesses and industry organisations, spanning all sectors of the economy, on ways to “mitigate the challenges and seize the opportunities ahead in a rapidly-evolving global economy”. These insights will feed into a final report, to be published early next year, which, it is hoped, will help inform the difficult policy decisions

that will need to be made by the Scottish and UK governments in the years ahead.

“When we started talking about our 250th anniversary, we were con-scious of not labouring on the past. We didn’t want to fall into the trap of trumpeting our history; we wanted to look forward,” the firm’s chairman, Paul Hally, told LegalScot.

“But in doing so, understanding the firm’s culture and origins; our growth during the Scottish En-lightenment; the political and civil discourse of the time and the inven-tiveness and pioneering spirit of the Scots – that was instructive in looking forward amid times that are equally full of challenge and opportunity.

“We sought new research and thinking that could be brought to bear on these issues, hence the Fra-ser of Allander’s initial scene-setter report, and the conversation we will be having with businesses and other organisations during November and December that will inform the final report and help us produce a route map to Scotland’s future economic prosperity,” said Hally.

“Commissioning this research was a departure for us, but we have been pleasantly surprised by the positive reaction and the degree of engage-

ment it has received from the busi-ness community and policymakers.

“What is really important about this work is it will be informed by the very businesses and organisations on which we will depend to deliver the economic growth to which we all aspire.

“Encouraging them to help us map a future path for the Scottish economy is very much in keeping with this firm’s ethos of providing high-quality legal advice and being a trusted adviser on the wider issues our clients are facing, and are likely to face, in the future.”

The Fraser of Allander study suggests business leaders and policymakers will need to address a number of key issues to help Scot-land best position itself for the years ahead.

The report’s key findings include:

l Just five sectors account for more than half of all Scottish international exports, and just 70 companies ac-count for more than half of Scotland’s exports.

l Fast-growing new and emerging markets (in particular China, India, Indonesia, Brazil and Russia) present significant opportunities for Scotland’s exporters in the years ahead.

l By 2050, the world’s population is predicted to grow by 28%, with much of this growth expected to be in emerging economies.

l New and growing markets, invest-ment in technology and innovation (including renewables) all provide

significant opportunities for Scotland in the years ahead.

l However, Scottish productivity is currently 20% lower than the top-performing countries in the OECD. The Netherlands can produce in four days what it takes Scotland five days to produce.

l Scotland realised average GDP growth per head of just 0.2% between 2008 and 2017, compared with annual growth of 2% between 1998 and 2007.

l Following the transfer of new fiscal powers to Scotland, growing the economy is more important than ever, with around half of Scotland’s budget determined by the relative performance of Scottish tax rev-enues.

“We look forward to businesses and industry organisations bring-ing their unique perspectives to this important conversation and helping shape our economic future,” Hally said.

It concludes that difficult decisions are necessary, both to deliver sustain-able long-term economic growth, and to continue to fund public ser-vices at the current level under the new Block Grant Adjustment agreed between Westminster and Holyrood.

To download the Fraser of Allander report and to engage in the debate, visit 250.shepwedd.com/scot-land-2050.

Realising our global potentialin era of change and challenge

emerging markets present significant opportunities for Scotland’s exporters

‘Our sector focus is at the heart of how we organise ourselves and how we think’ Allan Wernham

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cms.law/scotland

We have been lawyers for Scotland’s business leaders since 1759.

We’ve grown a bit since then, of course. In fact, we now have more than 7,000 people in more than 70 other offices around the world – including Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen, naturally.

Don’t wait another two-and-a-half centuries. Give us a call today and let’s talk about how CMS can help you.

CMS – truly Scottish and truly international

We’re here

for you(and there)

On the world stageGlobal growth benefits Scottish colleagues and clients By AllAn WernhAm

Following last year’s three-way merger CMS became the world’s fifth largest firm by headcount with more than 1,000 partners and 4,500 lawyers operating in 74 offices across 42 countries.

Here in Scotland, where more than 400 CMS colleagues are based in our Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen of-fices, the enlarged size and scale of our firm is adding real value to the clients we service. Whether they are a large organisation, a fledgling start-up with growth ambitions or an established SME business operating solely within the Scottish marketplace, our clients have access to the in depth knowledge and experience that lies across the wider firm.

Building on the 250 year legacy of Dundas & Wilson, which joined forces

with CMS in 2014, our offering in Scotland includes market-leading expertise with international scale sup-ported by significant investment in the innovative use of technology. We constantly look for opportunities to apply these attributes in a way which supports our clients, particularly in those industry sectors which are key to Scotland’s economic success.

As CMS has expanded, we have increasingly shared the talents and expertise of the team in Scotland, engaging colleagues in a growing number of global mandates. We are also tapping into the firm’s invest-ment in thought leadership around some of the big issues facing our clients regardless of where they are located – from artificial intelligence to risk, resilience and reputation. Our sector focus is at the heart of how we organise ourselves and how we think. We have internationally renowned expertise in sectors which are core to developing Scotland’s potential on a global stage, including life sciences, food & drink, financial services, energy and tourism.

As well as enabling the firm to bring even greater levels of sector expertise to the marketplace, the growth of CMS means we are better placed than ever to further support Scottish businesses. Earlier this year we launched our equIP programme, an initiative aimed at helping IP rich start-ups in Scotland scale up and maximise their full poten-tial. Developed globally by CMS, equIP has already been successful in support-ing businesses in London, Singapore and Dubai. We are confident it will also benefit and inspire our thriving com-munity of entrepreneurs and young businesses here in Scotland

We are very proud of our commit-ment to diversity and inclusion. It’s one of the top reasons our talented people give for why they choose to join CMS and develop their careers with us. We enthusiastically support events such as Glasgow Pride and we were delighted to recently announce our sponsorship of the 2018 Sleep in the Park in aid of homeless people in Scotland.

We are also committed to support-ing the wider community in Scotland through a range of activities including our annual bursary scheme. This year we provided financial support to two young aspiring Scottish law students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Just as the combination between CMS and Dundas & Wilson has delivered a sum much greater than its parts, the global rise of the firm also continues to bring benefits to our clients, our people and the communi-ties where we operate in Scotland.

Allan Wernham is Managing Director (Scotland) at CMS.

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Chambers and Partners: Solicitors

ADMINISTRATIVE & PUBLIC LAWLeading firms Band 1Brodies LLPBand 2Anderson StrathernBalfour+Manson LLPShepherd and Wedderburn LLP

SENIOR STATESPEOPLE

Distinguished older partnersCarr, Robert - Anderson Strathern

LEADING INDIVIDUALS

Star individuals

O’Neill, Christine - Brodies LLPBand 1Downie, Gordon - Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Jack, Jennifer - Harper Macleod LLPKillen, Fiona - Anderson StrathernBand 2Livingstone, Charles Brodies LLPMotion, Elaine Balfour+Manson LLPBand 3Moffat, Hazel - DLA Piper Scotland LLPMules, Sindi - Balfour+Manson LLP

Associates to watchDurkin, Natasha - Shepherd and Wedder-burn LLP

AGRICULTURE & RURAL AFFAIRSABERDEEN AND SURROUNDS

Leading firmsBand 1Brodies LLPBand 2

Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Senior StatespeopleCollie, Allan - Ledingham Chalmers LLP

Leading individualsBand 1Lean, Hamish - Shepherd and Wedderburn LLPPhillips, Clive - Brodies LLP

GLASGOW, EDINBURGH AND SURROUNDSLeading firmsBand 1Anderson StrathernBrodies LLPGillespie Macandrew LLPBand 2LindsaysShepherd and Wedderburn LLPTurcan ConnellBand 3Morton FraserThorntons Law LLPBand 4Davidson Chalmers LLPHarper Macleod LLP

BANKING & FINANCELeading firmsBand 1Brodies LLPCMSDickson Minto WSPinsent Masons LLPBand 2Burness PaullShepherd and Wedderburn LLPBand 3Addleshaw Goddard LLPDentonsHarper Macleod LLPMacRoberts LLPMorton FraserBand 4Anderson StrathernBlackwood PartnersBTO Solicitors LLPDLA Piper Scotland LLPDWF LLPLindsays

Senior statespeopleBurnside Graham Shepherd and Wedder-burn LLP

Leading individualsBand 1Heaney, Jonathan - Burness PaullKelly, Susan - DentonsMaciver, John - Pinsent Masons LLPMcHale, Colin - Dickson Minto WSPenley, Caryn – CMSBand 2Cluness, Euan - Addleshaw Goddard LLPFraser, Allan - Dickson Minto WSFrew, Gillian - Pinsent Masons LLPHay, Gordon - CMSKelly, Peter - Brodies LLPKennedy, John - Burness PaullKinnes, Andrew - Shepherd and Wedderburn LLPMartin, Norman - MacRoberts LLPMeakin, Andrew - Morton FraserPatrick, Hamish - Shepherd and Wedderburn LLPPhillips, Stephen - CMSScott, Richard - Pinsent Masons LLPStephen, Bruce - Brodies LLPStoneham, Michael - Brodies LLPSwankie, Scott - Blackwood PartnersWood, Bruce - Morton FraserBand 3Cameron, Tony - Harper Macleod LLPFitzsimmons, Stuart - DentonsFulton, Alan - CMSMacaulay, Iain - Pinsent Masons LLPMcMillan, Stuart - DLA Piper Scotland LLPMorton, David - DLA Piper Scotland LLPReoch, Dawn - CMSRichardson, Neal - Brodies LLPSpeirs, Tom - Addleshaw Goddard LLPWatson, Michael - Pinsent Masons LLPBand 4McBride, Nicolas - BTO Solicitors LLPPringle, John - Harper Macleod LLPAssociates to watchCooley, Sheelagh Shoosmiths LLP

BANKING LITIGATIONLeading firmsBand 1Brodies LLP CMS Pinsent Masons LLP Band 2Harper Macleod LLP MBM Commercial LLPBand 3Anderson Strathern

Morton Fraser Banking Litigation

Leading individualsBand 1Cormack, Jim - Pinsent Masons LLPCullen, Joyce - Brodies LLPBand 2Hutton, Colin - CMSRutherford, Iain - Brodies LLPBand 3Foyle, Andrew - Shoosmiths LLPGillies, Joanne - Pinsent Masons LLPMacLean, Catriona - MBM Commercial LLP Murdoch, Stuart - Burness PaullAssociates to watchMacKenzie, Andrew - Harper Macleod LLP

CHARITIESLeading firmsBand 1Burness Paull Turcan Connell Band 2Anderson Strathern Brodies LLP Morton Fraser Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP Band 3Balfour+Manson LLP Gillespie Macandrew LLP Lindsays MacRoberts LLP TC YoungBand 4BTO Solicitors LLP

Senior statespeopleMackintosh, Simon - Turcan Connell

LEADING INDIVIDUALSStar individualsPhillips, Stephen - Burness PaullBand 1Keatinge, Alastair - Lindsays Band 2Eccles, Alan - Brodies LLPMcEwan, Gavin - Turcan Connell Band 3Bell, Adrian - Morton FraserEwing, Mark - TC YoungLiddell, Colin - J & H MitchellRust, Malcolm - Shepherd and Wedderburn LLPSurgenor, Valerie - MacRoberts LLP

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Up-and-coming individualsFallas, Robin - MacRoberts LLPStar associatesSimpson, Victoria - Anderson Strathern

Associates to watchDavis, Marion - BTO Solicitors LLPLodge, Lianne - Gillespie Macandrew LLP

CIVIL LIBERTIES & HUMAN RIGHTSLeading firmsBand 1Balfour+Manson LLP Band 2Anderson Strathern Taylor & Kelly

Leading individualsBand 1Jack, Jennifer - Harper Macleod LLPMotion, Elaine - Balfour+Manson LLP Band 2Milite, Laura - Taylor & KellyO’Neill, Christine - Brodies LLPWatt, Catriona - Anderson Strathern

CLINICAL NEGLIGENCE: MAINLY CLAIMANTGLASGOW, EDINBURGH AND SURROUNDSLeading firmsBand 1Anderson Strathern Balfour+Manson LLP Digby Brown LLP Drummond Miller LLPBand 2Peacock JohnstonSenior statespeopleCarr, Robert - Anderson StrathernTyler, Fred - Balfour+Manson LLP

LEADING INDIVIDUALSStar individualsGrant, Sue - Digby Brown LLPBand 1Logan, Ann - Balfour+Manson LLP Pollock, Andrew - Peacock JohnstonSpiller, Liesa - Drummond Miller LLPBand 2Armstrong, David - LindsaysDeery, Darren - Drummond Miller LLPMcIntosh, David S - Balfour+Manson LLP Milne, Debbie - Jackson Boyd LLPMotion, Elaine - Balfour+Manson LLP Watt, Catriona - Anderson StrathernWilliamson, Judy - Shoosmiths LLPUp-and-coming individualsKelliher, Ruth - Digby Brown LLPStar associatesWilson, Robbie - Anderson Strathern

Associates to watchMcFadden, Trish - Digby Brown LLP

CLINICAL NEGLIGENCE: MAINLY DEFENDANTGLASGOW, EDINBURGH AND SURROUNDSLeading firmsBand 1BTO Solicitors LLP Clyde & Co LLP Leading IndividualsBand 1Donald, Laura - BTO Solicitors LLPJessiman, Douglas - BTO Solicitors LLPWatson, Graeme - Clyde & Co LLPBand 2Batchelor, Duncan - Clyde & Co LLPMawby, Duncan - Brodies LLP

COMPETITION LAWLeading firmsBand 1Dentons Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Band 2Brodies LLP Burness Paull Leading IndividualsBand 1Dean, Michael - DentonsDownie, Gordon - Shepherd and Wedder-burn LLPMunro, Catriona - DentonsBand 2Livingstone, Charles - Brodies LLPMiller, Colin - DWF LLP Young, Graeme K P - CMS

Associates to watchMarshall, Jennifer - DentonsMcDowall, Joanne - Shepherd and Wed-derburn LLPMcGowan, David - Dentons

CONSTRUCTIONLeading firmsBand 1Pinsent Masons LLP Band 2Brodies LLP Burness Paull CMS Band 3Addleshaw Goddard LLP Dentons MacRoberts LLP Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP Band 4Anderson Strathern BTO Solicitors LLP Davidson Chalmers LLP Harper Macleod LLP Ledingham Chalmers LLP Morton Fraser

Eminent PractitionersMorrison, Alastair - Pinsent Masons

Leading IndividualsBand 1Arnott, David - Brodies LLPFraser, Colin - Pinsent Masons LLPKelly, Neil - MacRoberts LLPMcLean, Alistair - Brodies LLPNolan, Brandon - Pinsent Masons LLPValentine, Kenny - Pinsent MasonsBand 2Allan, Michael - Pinsent MasonsFrame, Shona - CMSJohnston, Scott - Pinsent MasonsKirke, Mark - CMSMacaulay, Mark - DentonsMason, Fenella - Burness PaullMcLeod, Euan - Shepherd and Wedderburn LLPPaton, Gavin - Burness PaullQuigg, Manus - Brodies LLPShiels, Louise - Brodies LLPBand 3Cassels, Sandra - BTO Solicitors LLPDrummond, Iain - Shepherd and Wedder-burn LLPForster, Louise - Pinsent MasonsGaskell, Jonathan - DWF LLP Horner, Alison - Addleshaw Goddard LLPOlson, Kirsti - DentonsSeddon, Jonathan - Morton FraserWorthington, Christine - CMSBand 4Conroy, Michael - Harper Macleod LLPDean, Alistair - Anderson StrathernMaguire, Julia - Pinsent MasonsMcKay, Jennifer - MacRoberts LLPMcMonagle, Jane - Brodies LLPPetrie, Jilly - BTO Solicitors LLPPirie, Euan - Harper Macleod LLPStruckmeier, Anne - Addleshaw Goddard LLPStuart, Sarah - Ledingham Chalmers LLPYoung, Jennifer - Ledingham Chalmers LLP

Associates to watchAlexander, Sarah - DentonsCameron, Karen - Ledingham Chalmers LLPCormack, Roddy - Ledingham Chalmers LLPDromgoole, Lisa - Morton FraserKilburn, Keith - Brodies LLPThomson, Lauren - Shepherd and Wed-derburn LLPYoung, Simone - Davidson Chalmers LLP

CORPORATE/M&ALeading firmsBand 1Brodies LLP Burness Paull Dickson Minto WSPinsent Masons LLP Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP Band 2CMS Dentons Band 3Addleshaw Goddard LLP Blackwood PartnersMacRoberts LLP Band 4DLA Piper Scotland LLP DWF LLP Harper Macleod LLP MBM Commercial LLPBand 5Anderson Strathern BTO Solicitors LLP Davidson Chalmers LLP Morton Fraser Stronachs LLP Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP

Eminent PractitionersShand, Kenneth – Dentons

LEADING INDIVIDUALSStar individualsMinto, Bruce - Dickson Minto WSBand 1Chadwick, Rosalie - Pinsent Masons LLPCrawford, Douglas - Brodies LLPLawson, Peter - Burness PaullMacNeill, Colin - Dickson Minto WSRae, Simon- DLA Piper Scotland LLPStark, Jamie - Burness PaullTrombala, Stephen - Shepherd and Wed-derburn LLPBand 2Bruce, Graeme - CMSBurns, Robert - Burness PaullDavidson, David - CMSDiamond, Alan - Pinsent Masons LLPEllis, Mark J - Burness PaullGilchrist, Ewan - Dickson Minto WSMcCaig, Barry - Pinsent Masons LLPMoore, Brian - DentonsPignatelli, Paul - DWF LLPWyper, Alastair - Blackwood PartnersBand 3 Blain, Andrew - Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP Brown, Anna - Addleshaw Goddard LLPBurgess, Neil - Brodies LLP Fowlie, Frank - CMS Freeman, Alasdair C - Burness Paull Gotts, Christopher - Burness Paull Hally, Paul - Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP Kelly, Alan - MacRoberts LLP Kirchin, David - Addleshaw Goddard LLP Lee, Daniel - Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP Ley, Andrew - Addleshaw Goddard LLP Livingston, Michael - Dentons MacLean, Stuart - CMS McIntosh, William - Brodies LLP Stevenson, Grant - Burness Paull Stirling, Craig - Davidson Chalmers LLP Stirling, Shuna - Brodies LLP Band 4Bell, Adrian - Morton Fraser Colquhoun, Wendy - CMS Devanny, Kevin - Pinsent Masons LLP Farquhar, Bruce - Anderson Strathern Flynn, Austin - Morton Fraser Forbes, Neil - Stronachs LLP Frier, George - Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP Hendry, Stuart - MBM Commercial LLP Horne, David - Addleshaw Goddard LLP Jack, Murray - Addleshaw Goddard LLP Kennedy, Neil - MacRoberts LLP Letson, Jack - CMS Long, Ken - Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP Machin, Helen - CMS McEwing, David - Pinsent Masons Mumford, Kenny - MBM Commercial LLP Munro, Donald - Harper Macleod LLPQuinn, Judith - Blackwood Partners Rennie, David - Stronachs LLP Skinner, Paula - Harper Macleod LLP Sleigh, Andrew BTO Solicitors LLP

Stroud, Derek - Brodies LLP Summers, Gillian - Brodies LLP Sutherland, Iain - Dentons Voge, Julian - Brodies LLP

Up-and-coming individuals Bechelli, Damien - DWF LLP

CRIMEGLASGOW, EDINBURGH AND SURROUNDSLeading firmsBand 1Adams WhyteBeltrami & Co Bridge Litigation UK SolicitorsBTO Solicitors LLP Capital Defence LawyersCentral Court LawyersLivingstone BrownMTM Defence Lawyers LtdWilson McLeod

DEFAMATION/REPUTATION MANAGEMENTLeading firmsBand 1Bannatyne, Kirkwood, France & Co Band 2Burness Paull

Eminent practitionersRodney Philip Burness Paull

Leading individualsBand 1Deane, Campbell S - Bannatyne, Kirkwood, France & CoMcKie, David - Levy & McRae Solicitors LLP

Associates to watchMacDonald, Kirsteen - Burness Paull

EDUCATION: INSTITUTIONSLeading firmsBand 1Anderson Strathern Brodies LLP CMS Pinsent Masons Band 2MacRoberts LLP Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP Thorntons Law LLP Band 3Dentons Morton Fraser

Leading individualsBand 1McIntosh, William - Brodies LLPThomas, Alun - Anderson StrathernWard, Laurence – CMS

EMPLOYEE SHARE SCHEMES & INCENTIVESLeading firmsBand 1Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP Band 2Brodies LLP Band 3Burness Paull

Star individualsCairns, Rodger - Shepherd and Wedderburn LLPBand 1Watson, Nigel - Brodies LLPBand 2McCaa, Lorna - Dentons Shaw, Martyn - MacRoberts LLP Yuill, Christine - Pinsent Masons LLP

Star associatesCharlton, Gavin - Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

EMPLOYMENTLeading FirmsBand 1Brodies LLP Burness Paull Band 2Anderson Strathern CMS Morton Fraser Pinsent Masons LLP Band 3BTO Solicitors LLP Clyde & Co LLP Dentons Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP Band 4Addleshaw Goddard LLP Blackadders LLP Harper Macleod LLP Ledingham Chalmers LLP Lindsays MacRoberts LLP Thorntons Law LLP

Leading individualsBand 1Cradden, Joan - Brodies LLP Jones, Amanda C - Dentons Miller, Stephen - Clyde & Co LLP Morgan, David Burness Paull Nicol, Diane - Pinsent Masons LLP Saluja, Sean - Burness Paull Woods, Alison - CMS Band 2Allison, Simon - Blackadders LLP Cartwright, Lindsey - Morton Fraser Clark, Innes - Morton Fraser Hadden, Tony - Brodies LLP Hoey, David - BTO Solicitors LLP Maclean, Neil - Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP Neilson, Stuart - Pinsent Masons LLP Thomas, Alun - Anderson Strathern Carr, Caroline - BTO Solicitors LLP Hossack, David - Morton Fraser Mackay, Ronald - Burness Paull McClelland, Noele - Thorntons Law LLP McGrade, Tony - McGrade & Co (ORL) Tudhope, Kirk - Ledingham Chalmers LLP Walker, David - Morton Fraser Walker, Tricia - Burness Paull Wedderburn, Katy - MacRoberts LLP Dickson, Dawn - Eversheds Sutherland Gibson, Margaret M - Burness Paull Gilligan, Eric - Stronachs LLP Holland, Robert - Balfour+Manson LLP Hutchison, Morag - Burness Paull MacLellan, Gillian - CMS Marr, Lynne - Brodies LLP McLaughlin, Michael - DWF LLP Mitchell, Graham - Clyde & Co LLPMurphy, Lesley - Harper Macleod LLP Nichol, Barry - Anderson Strathern Pattullo, Kim - Addleshaw Goddard LLP

Up-and-coming individuals Ross, Frances - Clyde & Co LLP Woolfson, Giles - McGrade & Co

Star associates Campbell, Brian - Brodies LLP

Associates to watch Boyle, Jack - Blackadders LLP Davis, Lorna - Morton Fraser Gilzean, Sarah - Morton Fraser MacKay, Sine - Ledingham Chalmers LLP Scott, Kenny - Shoosmiths LLP Skeoch, Jennifer - Burness Paull Weatherhead, Alison – Dentons

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Chambers and Partners: BarADMINISTRATIVE & PUBLIC LAWLeading StablesBand 1Axiom AdvocatesBand 2Ampersand Advocates

Leading SilksBand 1Johnston, David - Axiom AdvocatesLindsay, Mark - Axiom AdvocatesMitchell, Jonathan J - Arnot MandersonMure, James - Axiom AdvocatesO’Neill, Aidan - Ampersand AdvocatesRoss, Morag - Axiom AdvocatesBand 2Bovey, Mungo - Hastie StableCrawford, Ruth - Axiom AdvocatesFindlay, James - Terra Firma ChambersMcBrearty, Kenneth - Axiom AdvocatesMoynihan, Gerry - Axiom AdvocatesPoole, Anna - Axiom AdvocatesRoss, Douglas - Ampersand Advocates

New SilksWebster, Andrew G - Hastie Stable

Leading JuniorsBand 1MacGregor, John - Axiom AdvocatesPirie, Chris - Hastie Stable

Band 2Blair, Scott - Terra Firma ChambersBurnet, Alasdair J - Terra Firma ChambersByrne, Daniel - Axiom AdvocatesIrvine, Lesley - Axiom Advocates

AGRICULTURE & RURAL AFFAIRSLeading StablesBand 1Terra Firma ChambersWestwater Advocates

Leading SilksStar individualsAgnew of Lochnaw, Sir Crispin - Westwater Advocates

Leading JuniorsBand 1Sutherland, Robert - Terra Firma ChambersBand 2MacDougall, Neil - Westwater Advocates

CLINICAL NEGLIGENCELeading StablesBand 1Ampersand Advocates

Compass ChambersBand 2Arnot MandersonAxiom Advocates

Leading SilksStar individualsMaguire, Maria - Ampersand AdvocatesBand 1Caldwell, Marion - Compass ChambersDunlop, Laura - Hastie StableDunlop, Roddy - Axiom AdvocatesFerguson, Iain - Axiom AdvocatesMacAulay, Colin - Arnot MandersonSmith, Andrew - Compass ChambersStephenson, David - Ampersand AdvocatesBand 2Bowie, Simon - Ampersand AdvocatesClancy, Ronald - Ampersand AdvocatesDuncan, Alastair - Axiom AdvocatesHaldane, Shona - Arnot MandersonHenderson, Lisa - Ampersand AdvocatesMcLean, Alan - Hastie StableMilligan, Robert - Compass ChambersMitchell, Geoffrey - Ampersand AdvocatesPrimrose, Graham - Ampersand AdvocatesSutherland, Lauren - Ampersand AdvocatesYoung, Andrew R W - Arnot MandersonNew SilksDoherty, Una - Ampersand AdvocatesKhurana, Vinit - Ampersand Advocates

Leading JuniorsStar individuals

Smart, Astrid - Compass ChambersBand 1MacSporran, Archie - Ampersand AdvocatesMcGregor, Malcolm - Compass ChambersBand 2Dawson, Jamie - Ampersand AdvocatesMackenzie, Neil - Arnot MandersonPugh, Richard - Compass ChambersBand 3Drysdale, Fiona - Ampersand AdvocatesFitzpatrick, Mark - Ampersand AdvocatesGalbraith, Amber - Compass ChambersPaterson, Chris - Axiom AdvocatesReid, Paul - Ampersand AdvocatesStuart, Philip - Ampersand AdvocatesTait, Arabella - Arnot MandersonWatts, Helen - Axiom Advocates

COMMERCIAL DISPUTE RESOLUTIONLeading StablesBand 1Axiom AdvocatesBand 2Ampersand Advocates

Leading SilksBand 1Borland, Garry - Axiom AdvocatesCurrie, Heriot - Axiom Advocates

Davidson of Glen Clova, Neil - Axiom AdvocatesDunlop, Roddy - Axiom AdvocatesHowie, Robert - Ampersand AdvocatesLake, Jonathan C - Axiom AdvocatesMartin, Roy Terra Firma ChambersMcBrearty, Kenneth - Axiom AdvocatesMoynihan, Gerry - Axiom AdvocatesSandison, Craig - Ampersand AdvocatesBand 2Clancy, Ronald - Ampersand AdvocatesDuncan, Alastair - Axiom AdvocatesEllis, Nick - Westwater AdvocatesLindsay, Mark - Axiom AdvocatesSellar, David - Ampersand AdvocatesBand 3Barne, Jonathan - Axiom AdvocatesCrawford, Ruth - Axiom AdvocatesDelibegović-Broome, Almira - Axiom AdvocatesHiggins, Roisin - Axiom AdvocatesMacColl, Gavin L - Hastie StableMacNeill, Calum H S - Westwater AdvocatesMcNeill, James W - Axiom AdvocatesMure, James - Axiom AdvocatesRichardson, Martin H - Axiom AdvocatesRoss, Morag - Axiom AdvocatesThomson, David - Axiom AdvocatesWalker, Gavin - Axiom AdvocatesYoung, Andrew R W - Arnot Manderson

Leading JuniorsBand 1

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Duthie, Euan - Axiom AdvocatesMacGregor, John - Axiom AdvocatesO’Brien, Paul - Axiom AdvocatesOwer, Susan - Axiom AdvocatesPaterson, Chris - Axiom AdvocatesBand 2Anderson, Ross G - Ampersand AdvocatesBroome, Jonathan - Axiom AdvocatesBrown, Jonathan - Axiom AdvocatesHawkes, Graeme - Ampersand AdvocatesMcClelland, Ross - Axiom Advocates,Robertson Eric W - Arnot MandersonUp-and-coming individualsCampbell, Ewen - Axiom AdvocatesManson, Scott - Axiom AdvocatesMassaro, David - Axiom AdvocatesTariq, Usman - Ampersand AdvocatesYoung, Timothy - Ampersand Advocates

COMPANYLeading StablesBand 1Axiom Advocates

Leading SilksBand 1Sellar, David Ampersand AdvocatesBand 2Currie, Heriot - Axiom AdvocatesHowlin, Michael P - Terra Firma ChambersThomson, David - Axiom Advocates

Leading JuniorsBand 1Thomson, Fergus - Terra Firma ChambersBand 2Ower, Susan - Axiom Advocates

CONSTRUCTIONLeading StablesBand 1Axiom Advocates

Leading SilksBand 1Borland, Garry - Axiom AdvocatesHowie, Robert - Ampersand AdvocatesBand 2Barne, Jonathan - Axiom AdvocatesCurrie, Heriot - Axiom AdvocatesDunlop, Roddy - Axiom AdvocatesEllis, Nick - Westwater AdvocatesLake, Jonathan C - Axiom AdvocatesMacColl, Gavin L - Hastie StableRichardson, Martin H - Axiom AdvocatesThomson, David - Axiom AdvocatesWalker, Gavin - Axiom Advocates

Leading JuniorsBand 1Broome, Jonathan - Axiom AdvocatesMcKenzie, Alasdair - Axiom AdvocatesBand 2Hamilton, Miranda - Axiom Advocates

EMPLOYMENTLeading StablesBand 1Westwater Advocates

Leading SilksStar individualsNapier, Brian - Hastie StableBand 1MacNeill, Calum H S - Westwater Advocates

Leading JuniorsBand 1Hay, David - Westwater AdvocatesStobart, Alice - Westwater AdvocatesBand 2Hardman, Alasdair - Hastie StableMcGuire, Kenneth - Westwater AdvocatesBand 3Bradley, Russell - Ampersand AdvocatesGrant-Hutchison, Peter - Terra Firma Chambers

FAMILY/MATRIMONIALLeading StablesBand 1Westwater Advocates

Band 2Arnot Manderson

Leading SilksStar individualsScott, Janys M - Westwater AdvocatesBand 1Brabender, Lynda J - Westwater AdvocatesDowdalls, Catherine - Arnot MandersonMitchell, Jonathan J - Arnot MandersonNew SilksInnes, Ruth - Westwater Advocates

Leading JuniorsBand 1Hayhow, Robert - Westwater AdvocatesMalcolm, Kirsty - Westwater AdvocatesSpeir, John - Westwater AdvocatesBand 2Clark, Marie H - Arnot MandersonMcAlpine, Scott - Westwater AdvocatesWild, Alison - Westwater AdvocatesBand 3Ennis, Isabella - Westwater AdvocatesGilchrist, Nicola - Arnot MandersonLoudon, Mary - Westwater AdvocatesMacLeod, Ceit-Anna - Arnot MandersonShewan, Rachel - Westwater AdvocatesUp-and-coming individualsAitken, Julian - Mackinnon Advocates

HEALTH & SAFETYLeading StablesBand 1Compass Chambers

Leading SilksStar individualsGray, Peter - Compass ChambersBand 1Macleod, Murdo - Compass Chambers

Leading JuniorsBand 1Anderson, Gavin - Compass ChambersDuff, Susan - Compass ChambersSmith, Barry - Compass Chambers

IMIGRATIONLeading Silks Band 1 Lindsay, Mark - Axiom Advocates Leading Juniors Band 1 Bryce, Joseph - Hastie StableByrne, Daniel - Axiom AdvocatesCaskie, Alan - Hastie StableIrvine, Lesley - Axiom AdvocatesKomorowski, Julius - Terra Firma ChambersWinter, Stephen - Terra Firma Chambers

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYLeading SilksBand 1Mitchell, Iain G - Arnot Manderson

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTYLeading StablesBand 1Axiom Advocates

Leading SilksBand 1Currie, Heriot - Axiom AdvocatesLake, Jonathan C - Axiom AdvocatesSandison, Craig - Ampersand AdvocatesBand 2Higgins, Roisin - Axiom AdvocatesMitchell, Iain G - Arnot Manderson

Leading JuniorsBand 1O’Brien, Paul - Axiom AdvocatesPickard, Kathryn - Axiom AdvocatesTariq, Usman - Ampersand Advocates

LICENSINGLeading Juniors

Band 1Blair, Scott Terra - Firma ChambersSkinner, Robert G - Terra Firma Chambers

MEDIA LAWLeading SilksBand 1Clancy, Ronald - Ampersand AdvocatesDunlop, Roddy - Axiom AdvocatesMcBrearty, Kenneth - Axiom Advocates

Leading JuniorsBand 1Campbell, Ewen - Axiom AdvocatesHamilton, Duncan - Arnot Manderson

PENSIONSLeading SilksBand 1Martin, Roy Terra - Firma ChambersMcNeill, James W - Axiom AdvocatesSellar, David - Ampersand Advocates

PERSONAL INJURYLeading StablesBand 1Compass ChambersBand 2Ampersand AdvocatesBand 3Arnot Manderson

Leading SilksStar individualsMaguire, Maria - Ampersand AdvocatesMilligan, Robert - Compass ChambersPrimrose, Graham - Ampersand AdvocatesBand 1Caldwell, Marion - Compass ChambersClancy, Ronald - Ampersand AdvocatesClarke, Geoff - Compass ChambersDi Rollo, Simon - Ampersand AdvocatesGrahame, Angela - Compass ChambersHanretty, Gerald - Arnot MandersonHenderson, Lisa - Ampersand AdvocatesMackay, Ian - Compass ChambersShand, Lesley - Compass ChambersYoung, Andrew R W - Arnot MandersonBand 2Bain, Dorothy - Ampersand AdvocatesLove, Steve - Compass ChambersMackenzie, Euan - Ampersand AdvocatesMurphy, Laurence - Arnot MandersonSmith, Andrew - Compass ChambersSpringham, Kay - Compass Chambers

Leading JuniorsBand 1Balfour, Gordon - Arnot MandersonGalbraith, Amber - Compass ChambersMackenzie, Neil - Arnot MandersonMcGregor, Malcolm - Compass ChambersMiddleton, Graeme - Compass ChambersPugh, Richard - Compass ChambersSmart, Astrid - Compass ChambersBand 2Christine, Kenneth - Compass ChambersLaing, Steve - Compass ChambersLloyd, Preston - Compass ChambersMcNaughtan, David - Compass ChambersTait, Arabella - Arnot Manderson *Thornley, Gavin - Compass ChambersBand 3Charteris, Ruth - Arnot MandersonCleland, Robin - Compass ChambersDavie, Isla - Ampersand AdvocatesGardiner, Nick - Arnot MandersonMarney, Christian - Ampersand AdvocatesMilligan, Louise - Ampersand AdvocatesWilson, Calum - Compass Chambers

Up-and-coming individualsRoss, Barney - Compass ChambersThomson, Laura - Arnot Manderson

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENTLeading StablesBand 1Terra Firma ChamberSBand 2

Ampersand Advocates

Leading SilksStar individualsMartin, Roy - Terra Firma ChambersThomson, Malcolm - Ampersand AdvocatesBand 1Agnew of Lochnaw, Sir Crispin - Westwater AdvocatesArmstrong, Douglas - Terra Firma ChambersMcKay, Marcus - Ampersand AdvocatesMure, James - Axiom AdvocatesWilson, Ailsa - Ampersand AdvocatesBand 2Findlay, James - Terra Firma ChambersSteele, Gordon - Terra Firma Chambers

Leading JuniorsBand 1Burnet, Alasdair J - Terra Firma ChambersBand 2Sutherland, Alasdair - Terra Firma Cham-bersvan der Westhuizen, Laura-Anne - Amper-sand Advocates

PRODUCT LIABILITYScotlandLeading StablesBand 1Axiom AdvocatesBand 2Ampersand AdvocatesCompass Chambers

Leading SilksBand 1Dunlop, Roddy - Axiom AdvocatesMilligan, Robert - Compass ChambersBand 2Clancy, Ronald - Ampersand AdvocatesSmith, Andrew - Compass Chambers

Leading JuniorsBand 1Burnet, Alasdair J - Terra Firma ChambersPaterson, Chris - Axiom Advocates

PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINELeading StablesBand 1Axiom Advocates

Leading SilksBand 1Duncan, Alastair - Axiom AdvocatesDunlop, Roddy - Axiom AdvocatesLindsay, Mark - Axiom AdvocatesBand 2Ross, Morag - Axiom AdvocatesSmith, Andrew - Compass Chambers

Leading JuniorsBand 1McAlpine, Scott - Westwater Advocates

PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCELeading StablesBand 1Axiom Advocates

Leading SilksBand 1Duncan, Alastair - Axiom AdvocatesDunlop, Roddy - Axiom AdvocatesYoung, Andrew R W - Arnot MandersonBand 2Barne, Jonathan - Axiom AdvocatesFerguson, Iain - Axiom AdvocatesHanretty, Gerald - Arnot MandersonMacColl, Gavin L - Hastie StableMcBrearty, Kenneth - Axiom AdvocatesMurphy, Laurence - Arnot MandersonRichardson, Martin H - Axiom AdvocatesThomson, David - Axiom AdvocatesWalker, Gavin - Axiom Advocates

Leading JuniorsBand 1Broome, Jonathan - Axiom AdvocatesMcKenzie, Alasdair - Axiom AdvocatesPaterson, Chris - Axiom Advocates

Band 2Brown, Jonathan - Axiom AdvocatesReid, Paul - Ampersand AdvocatesWatts, Helen - Axiom Advocates

Up-and-coming individualsCampbell, Ewen - Axiom Advocates

PUBLIC PROCUREMENTLeading StablesBand 1Axiom Advocates

Leading SilksBand 1Crawford, Ruth - Axiom AdvocatesDunlop, Roddy - Axiom AdvocatesBand 2Lindsay, Mark - Axiom AdvocatesMitchell, Iain G - Arnot MandersonRoss, Morag - Axiom Advocates

Leading JuniorsBand 1MacGregor, John - Axiom Advocates

REAL ESTATE LITIGATIONLeading SilksBand 1Lake, Jonathan C - Axiom AdvocatesMacColl, Gavin L - Hastie StableMartin, Roy - Terra Firma ChambersSandison, Craig - Ampersand AdvocatesBand 2Barne, Jonathan - Axiom AdvocatesEllis, Nick - Westwater AdvocatesFindlay, James - Terra Firma ChambersHowie, Robert - Ampersand AdvocatesMcBrearty, Kenneth - Axiom AdvocatesThomson, David - Axiom AdvocatesWalker, Gavin - Axiom Advocates

Leading JuniorsBand 1Garrity, Denis - Terra Firma ChambersMcClelland, Ross - Axiom AdvocatesTurner, David - Arnot Manderson

Up-and-coming individualsAnderson, Ross G - Ampersand AdvocatesManson, Scott - Axiom Advocates

RESTRUCTURING/INSOLVENCYLeading StablesBand 1Axiom AdvocatesBand 2Ampersand Advocates

Leading SilksStar individualsSellar, David - Ampersand AdvocatesBand 1Borland, Garry - Axiom AdvocatesDelibegović-Broome, Almira - Axiom AdvocatesHowie, Robert - Ampersand AdvocatesHowlin, Michael P - Terra Firma ChambersThomson, David - Axiom Advocates

TAXLeading StablesBand 1Arnot MandersonAxiom AdvocatesTerra Firma Chambers

Leading SilksStar individualsGhosh, Julian - Axiom AdvocatesBand 1Simpson, Philip J D - Terra Firma ChambersYoung, Andrew R W - Arnot Manderson

Leading JuniorsBand 1Small, David - Arnot MandersonBand 2Francis, Derek - Terra Firma Chambers

Up-and-coming individualsAnderson, Ross G - Ampersand Advocates

CORPORATE & COMMERCIALEDINBURGH & GLASGOWTier 1Brodies LLP - Edinburgh and Glasgow Burness Paull LLP - Edinburgh and Glasgow CMS - Edinburgh and Glasgow Dickson Minto WS - Edinburgh Pinsent Masons LLP - Edinburgh and Glasgow Shepherd and Wedderburn - Edinburgh and Glasgow Tier 2Dentons - Edinburgh and Glasgow Tier 3Addleshaw Goddard - Edinburgh and Glasgow DLA Piper - Edinburgh DWF - Edinburgh and Glasgow Harper Macleod LLP - Edinburgh and Glasgow MacRoberts LLP - Edinburgh and Glasgow Tier 4Anderson Strathern - Edinburgh and Glasgow BTO Solicitors LLP - Glasgow Bellwether Green - Glasgow Davidson Chalmers LLP - Edinburgh Gillespie Macandrew LLP - Edinburgh Lindsays - Edinburgh and Glasgow MBM Commercial - Edinburgh Macdonald Henderson - Glasgow Morton Fraser - Edinburgh and Glasgow Shoosmiths - Edinburgh Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP - Glasgow Tier 5Gilson Gray - Glasgow Turcan Connell - Edinburgh and Glasgow

Leading IndividualsAlan Diamond - Pinsent Masons LLPAndrew Todd - Dickson Minto WSBarry McCaig - Pinsent Masons LLPBrian Moore - DentonsBruce Minto - Dickson Minto WSColin MacNeill - Dickson Minto WSDavid Davidson - CMSDavid Kirchin - Addleshaw GoddardGeorge Boyle - Shepherd and WedderburnGraeme Bruce - CMSJulian Voge - Brodies LLPMark Ellis - Burness Paull LLPPaul Pignatelli - DWFPeter Lawson - Burness Paull LLPRosalie Chadwick - Pinsent Masons LLPShuna Stirling - Brodies LLPSimon Rae - DLA PiperStephen Trombala - Shepherd and WedderburnNext Generation LawyersDerek McCombe - DentonsJack Letson - CMSKevin Beattie - Pinsent Masons LLPOwen McLennan - DentonsPaula Skinner - Harper Macleod LLPCorporate and commercial: Elsewhere in Scotland

CORPORATE & COMMERCIALELSEWHERETier 1Brodies LLP - Aberdeen Burness Paull LLP - Aberdeen CMS - Aberdeen

Pinsent Masons LLP - Aberdeen Tier 2Blackwood Partners LLP - Aberdeen Stronachs LLP - Aberdeen and Inverness Tier 3Aberdein Considine - Aberdeen and Stirling Blackadders LLP - Aberdeen and Dundee Dentons - Aberdeen Harper Macleod LLP - Inverness, Lerwick and Thurso Ledingham Chalmers LLP - Aberdeen Shepherd and Wedderburn - Aberdeen Thorntons Law LLP - Dundee, Perth and St Andrews Leading IndividualsAlastair Wyper - Blackwood Partners LLPDavid McEwing - Pinsent Masons LLPDouglas Crawford - Brodies LLPFrank Fowlie - CMSJamie Stark - Burness Paull LLPMartin Ewan - Pinsent Masons LLPNext Generation LawyersArran Mackenzie - Burness Paull LLPNicola Rae - DentonsRoss Fair - Blackwood Partners LLPShona Tennant - Brodies LLPTom Boulton- Jones - Brodies LLP

CORPORATE TAX Tier 1Brodies LLP - Edinburgh and Glasgow Dentons - Glasgow Tier 2Burness Paull LLP - Glasgow MacRoberts LLP - Edinburgh

Shepherd and Wedderburn - Edinburgh Tier 3DWF LLP - Edinburgh Pinsent Masons LLP - Glasgow Leading IndividualsGwen Souter - DentonsIsobel D’Inverno - Brodies LLPNext Generation LawyersHeather Gibson - Brodies LLPLorna McCaa - Dentons

EU AND COMPETITIONTier 1Brodies LLP - Edinburgh and Glasgow Dentons - Edinburgh and Glasgow Shepherd and Wedderburn - Edinburgh and Glasgow Tier 2Burness Paull LLP - Edinburgh and Glasgow CMS - Edinburgh and Aberdeen Tier 3DWF - Edinburgh and Glasgow Harper Macleod LLP - Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness MacRoberts LLP - Edinburgh and Glasgow Leading IndividualsCatriona Munro - DentonsChristine O’Neill - Brodies LLPGordon Downie - Shepherd and WedderburnMichael Dean - DentonsRod Lambert - Brodies LLPNext Generation LawyersCharles Livingstone - Brodies LLPJennifer Marshall - Dentons

CRIME, FRAUD AND LICENSINGCRIME: FRAUDTier 1Brodies LLP - Edinburgh CMS - Edinburgh KM Law - Glasgow Pinsent Masons - Edinburgh Tier 2BTO Solicitors LLP - Glasgow Burness Paull LLP - Aberdeen, Glasgow Dentons - Deutschland - Edinburgh - MTM Defence Lawyers - Falkirk Leading IndividualsTom Stocker - Pinsent Masons

CRIME: GENERALTier 1Beltrami & Co Ltd - Glasgow Capital Defence Lawyers - Edinburgh Livingstone Brown - Glasgow MTM Defence Lawyers - Falkirk Tier 2Adams Whyte - Edinburgh, Kirkcaldy, Livingstone BTO Solicitors LLP - Glasgow KM Law - Glasgow Tier 3Bridge Litigation UK - Glasgow Central Court Lawyers - Livingston Dentons - Deutschland - Edinburgh, Glasgow Wilson McLeod - Edinburgh

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Legal500 rankingsScotland’s leading solicitors and firms

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Leading IndividualsJohn Scott - Capital Defence LawyersPaul Kavanagh - KM Law

LICENSINGTier 1Miller Samuel Hill Brown Solicitors - Glasgow TLT - Glasgow Tier 2BTO Solicitors LLP - Edinburgh, Glasgow Brunton Miller - Glasgow Morton Fraser - Edinburgh Pinsent Masons - Glasgow Tier 3Anderson Strathern - Edinburgh Burness Paull LLP - Aberdeen, Glasgow Harper Macleod LLP - Glasgow Shepherd and Wedderburn - Edinburgh Leading IndividualsArchie Maciver - Brunton MillerJack Cummins - Miller Samuel Hill Brown SolicitorsStephen McGowan - TLTNext Generation LawyersNiall Hassard - TLT

DISPUTE RESOLUTIONCOMMERCIAL LITIGATIONTier 1Brodies LLP - Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen Burness Paull LLP - Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen CMS - Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen Pinsent Masons LLP - Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen Shepherd and Wedderburn - Edinburgh and Glasgow Tier 2Addleshaw Goddard - Edinburgh and Glasgow Anderson Strathern - Edinburgh and Glasgow BTO Solicitors LLP - Edinburgh and Glasgow DLA Piper - Edinburgh DWF LLP - Edinburgh Dentons - Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen Harper Macleod LLP - Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness and Lerwick MacRoberts LLP - Edinburgh and Glasgow Morton Fraser - Edinburgh and Glasgow Tier 4BalfourManson LLP - Edinburgh Clyde & Co LLP - Edinburgh Davidson Chalmers LLP - Edinburgh Gilson Gray - Edinburgh and Glasgow Ledingham Chalmers LLP - Aberdeen, Inverness and Edinburgh Lindsays - Edinburgh and Glasgow MBM Commercial - Edinburgh Stronachs LLP - Aberdeen and Inverness Tier 5Aberdein Considine - Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen Halliday Campbell WS - Edinburgh Shoosmiths - Edinburgh TLT - Glasgow Thorntons Law LLP - Dundee, Edinburgh, Forfar, Montrose, Perth and St Andrews Leading IndividualsColin Hutton - CMSCraig Connal QC - Pinsent Masons LLPGraeme MacLeod - CMSJacqueline Harris - Pinsent Masons LLPJim Cormack - Pinsent Masons LLPJohn Mackenzie - Shepherd and WedderburnJoyce Cullen - Brodies LLPJulie Hamilton - MacRoberts LLPSandy Hastie - Harper Macleod LLPSheila Webster - Davidson Chalmers LLPTim Edward - DentonsTony Jones QC - BTO Solicitors LLPNext Generation LawyersDavid Young - BTO Solicitors LLPDominic Scullion - Anderson StrathernEuan McSherry - DWF LLPGreg Flett - Davidson Chalmers LLPIain Rutherford - Brodies LLP

DEBT RECOVERYTier 1Aberdein Considine - Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow Brodies LLP - Edinburgh and Glasgow Morton Fraser - Edinburgh and Glasgow

Shoosmiths - Edinburgh and Glasgow Tier 2Ascent Legal Scotland - Glasgow Dentons - Glasgow and Aberdeen Harper Macleod LLP - Glasgow and Edinburgh MacRoberts LLP - Glasgow TLT - Glasgow Tier 3Addleshaw Goddard - Glasgow Anderson Strathern - Edinburgh and Glasgow BTO Solicitors LLP - Edinburgh and Glasgow Shepherd and Wedderburn - Edinburgh Tier 4Gilson Gray - Edinburgh Leading IndividualsBill Stark - Morton FraserFrank Johnstone - DentonsRod Macphail - ShoosmithsNext Generation LawyersIain Rutherford - Brodies LLPMonica Connolly - Brodies LLP

FINANCEBANKING AND FINANCE Tier 1Brodies LLP - Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen Burness Paull LLP - Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen CMS - Edinburgh and Aberdeen Dentons - Edinburgh and Glasgow Dickson Minto WS - Edinburgh Pinsent Masons LLP - Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen Shepherd and Wedderburn - Edinburgh Tier 2Addleshaw Goddard - Edinburgh and Aberdeen DLA Piper - Edinburgh DWF LLP - Edinburgh and Glasgow Tier 3Blackwood Partners LLP - Aberdeen Harper Macleod LLP - Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness MacRoberts LLP - Edinburgh and Glasgow Morton Fraser - Edinburgh Tier 4Anderson Strathern - Edinburgh Ledingham Chalmers LLP - Aberdeen and Inverness Lindsays - Edinburgh Leading IndividualsAndrew Kinnes - Shepherd and WedderburnBruce Stephen - Brodies LLPCaryn Penley - CMSChris Dun - Brodies LLPColin McHale - Dickson Minto WSJohn Maciver - Pinsent Masons LLPJonathan Heaney - Burness Paull LLPMichael Stoneham - Brodies LLPScott Swankie - Blackwood Partners LLPStephen Phillips - CMSNext Generation LawyersDawn Reoch - CMSGaenor Cassell - Burness Paull LLPGillian Frew - Pinsent Masons LLPNeal Richardson - Brodies LLP

INSOLVENCY AND CORPORATE RECOVERYTier 1Pinsent Masons LLP - Glasgow Shepherd and Wedderburn - Edinburgh Tier 2Addleshaw Goddard - Edinburgh and Aberdeen Brodies LLP - Edinburgh and Glasgow Burness Paull LLP - Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen CMS - Edinburgh Tier 3BBM Solicitors - Edinburgh Harper Macleod LLP - Glasgow Morton Fraser - Edinburgh and Glasgow Tier 4Anderson Strathern - Edinburgh BTO Solicitors LLP - Glasgow Blackadders LLP - Aberdeen and Glasgow Gilson Gray - Edinburgh and Glasgow Ledingham Chalmers LLP - Aberdeen Lindsays - Edinburgh and Glasgow MacRoberts LLP - Glasgow Shoosmiths - Edinburgh

TLT - Glasgow Leading IndividualsClaire Massie - Pinsent Masons LLPEric Baijal - BBM SolicitorsFiona McKerrell - Shepherd and WedderburnGary Moffat - Burness Paull LLPGillian Carty - Shepherd and WedderburnGordon Hollerin - Harper Macleod LLPJamie McIntosh - Addleshaw GoddardRachel Grant - Brodies LLPYvonne Brady - Shepherd and WedderburnNext Generation LawyersAddi Spiers - Addleshaw GoddardAllana Sweeney - Shepherd and WedderburnJen Marshall - Pinsent Masons LLPLaura Borland - Brodies LLPStacey Bairner - Pinsent Masons LLP

INVESTMENT FUNDSTier 1CMS - Edinburgh Dickson Minto WS - Edinburgh Tier 2Brodies LLP - Edinburgh Burness Paull LLP - Edinburgh Leading IndividualsDouglas Armstrong - Dickson Minto WSNext Generation LawyersAidan Campbell - CMSAndrew Akintewe - Brodies LLPKaragh Gilliatt - CMS

HUMAN RESOURCESEMPLOYMENTTier 1Brodies LLP - Edinburgh, Glasgow Burness Paull LLP - Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow CMS - Iran - Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow Pinsent Masons - Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow Tier 2Anderson Strathern - Edinburgh, Glasgow Ledingham Chalmers LLP - Inverness, Aberdeen Shepherd and Wedderburn - Glasgow, Edinburgh Tier 3Addleshaw Goddard - Edinburgh BTO Solicitors LLP - Glasgow BalfourManson LLP - Aberdeen, Edinburgh Dentons - Deutschland - Edinburgh, Glasgow Tier 4Blackadders LLP - Dundee Harper Macleod LLP - Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness Lindsays - Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow MacRoberts LLP - Glasgow, Edinburgh Stronachs LLP - Aberdeen TLT - Edinburgh, Glasgow Thorntons Law LLP - Dundee, Perth Tier 5Aberdein Considine - Aberdeen, Perth, Sterling DLA Piper - Edinburgh Davidson Chalmers LLP - Edinburgh Eversheds Sutherland - Edinburgh Morisons LLP - Edinburgh, Glasgow Turcan Connell - Edinburgh Weightmans LLP - Glasgow Leading IndividualsAlun Thomas - Anderson StrathernAmanda Jones - Dentons - DeutschlandDiane Nicol - Pinsent MasonsJoan Cradden - Brodies LLPNext Generation LawyersLaura Salmond - BTO Solicitors LLP

HEALTH AND SAFETYTier 1BTO Solicitors LLP - Glasgow Burness Paull LLP - Aberdeen, Glasgow Clyde & Co LLP - Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow Pinsent Masons - Aberdeen, Glasgow, Edninburgh Tier 2BLM - Glasgow Brodies LLP - Edinburgh, Glasgow Tier 3Anderson Strathern - Edinburgh CMS - Aberdeen, Edinburgh

Dentons - Deutschland - Edinburgh Morton Fraser - Edinburgh Tier 4DAC Beachcroft LLP - Glasgow DLA Piper - Edinburgh Weightmans LLP - Glasgow Leading IndividualsClare Bone - BTO Solicitors LLPLaura Cameron - Pinsent MasonsRona Jamieson - Burness Paull LLP

IMMIGRATION Tier 1Drummond Miller LLP - Edinburgh, Glasgow McGill & Co - Edinburgh, Glasgow Morton Fraser - Glasgow, Edinburgh Tier 2Pinsent Masons - Edinburgh, Glasgow Thorntons Law LLP - Edinburgh, Dundee Tier 3Anderson Strathern - Edinburgh Dentons - Deutschland - Edinburgh, Glasgow Weightmans LLP - Glasgow Leading IndividualsGrace McGill - McGill & CoNext Generation LawyersDarren Stevenson - McGill & Co

PENSIONSTier 1Pinsent Masons - Edinburgh, Glasgow Shepherd and Wedderburn - Edinburgh Tier 2Brodies LLP - Edinburgh, Glasgow Burness Paull LLP - Edinburgh CMS - Edinburgh DWF - Glasgow Dentons - Deutschland - Edinburgh MacRoberts LLP - Glasgow Tier 3Anderson Strathern - Glasgow Leading IndividualsAndrew Holehouse - Shepherd and WedderburnIan Gordon - Pinsent MasonsRuth Tobias - Pinsent Masons

INSURANCEMEDICAL NEGLIGENCE: DEFENDERTier 1BTO Solicitors LLP - Edinburgh, Glasgow Brodies LLP - Edinburgh Clyde & Co LLP - Edinburgh Leading IndividualsGraeme Watson - Clyde & Co LLP

MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE: PURSUERTier 1Anderson Strathern - Edinburgh BalfourManson LLP - Aberdeen, Edinburgh Digby Brown LLP - Edinburgh Lindsays - Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow Tier 2Drummond Miller LLP - Edinburgh Harper Macleod LLP - Glasgow Jackson Boyd LLP - Glasgow Morton Fraser - Edinburgh Leading IndividualsAnn Logan - BalfourManson LLPLiesa Spiller - Drummond Miller LLPRobert Carr - Anderson StrathernSue Grant - Digby Brown LLP

PERSONAL INJURY: DEFENDERTier 1BLM - Glasgow, Edinburgh BTO Solicitors LLP - Glasgow Clyde & Co LLP - Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow Tier 2Brodies LLP - Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow Burness Paull LLP - Edinburgh, Aberdeen DAC Beachcroft LLP - Glasgow

DWF LLP - Glasgow Harper Macleod LLP - Glasgow Tier 3Anderson & Anderson LLP - Edinburgh CMS - Aberdeen, Edinburgh Kennedys - Edinburgh, Glasgow Ledingham Chalmers LLP - Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Inverness Morton Fraser - Edinburgh Weightmans - Glasgow Leading IndividualsGraeme Watson - Clyde & Co LLPNext Generation LawyersJenny Dickson - Morton Fraser

PERSONAL INJURY: PURSUER Tier 1Digby Brown LLP - Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, Aberdeen, Ayr, Inverness, Kirkcaldy Tier 2Anderson Strathern - Edinburgh BalfourManson LLP - Edinburgh, Aberdeen Lindsays - Edinburgh Thompsons Solicitors LLP - Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow Thorntons Law LLP - dundee, Edinburgh Tier 3Harper Macleod LLP - Glasgow Irwin Mitchell - Edinburgh, Glasgow Jackson Boyd LLP - Glasgow Morton Fraser - Edinburgh Slater and Gordon - Edinburgh Leading IndividualsGordon Dalyell - Digby Brown LLPNext Generation LawyersDavid Bell - Irwin Mitchell

PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCETier 1BTO Solicitors LLP - Glasgow Brodies LLP - Edinburgh, Glasgow Clyde & Co LLP - Edinburgh Tier 2CMS - Edinburgh DWF - Glasgow Harper Macleod LLP - Glasgow, Edinburgh Shepherd and Wedderburn - Edinburgh, Glasgow Tier 3BLM - Glasgow BalfourManson LLP - Edinburgh Burness Paull LLP - Edinburgh, Glasgow DAC Beachcroft LLP - Glasgow Dentons - Deutschland - Edinburgh, Glasgow TLT - Edinburgh, Glasgow Leading IndividualsAlan Calvert - Brodies LLPAlan Eadie - BTO Solicitors LLPAnne Kentish - Clyde & Co LLP

PRIVATE CLIENTAGRICULTURE AND ESTATESTier 1Anderson Strathern - Edinburgh Brodies LLP - Edinburgh, Aberdeen Gillespie Macandrew LLP - Edinburgh, Perth Turcan Connell - Edinburgh Tier 2Blackadders LLP - Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh Ledingham Chalmers LLP - Aberdeen, Stirling, Inverness Lindsays - Edinburgh Shepherd and Wedderburn - Edinburgh, Glasgow Thorntons Law LLP - Edinburgh, Perth Tier 3Davidson Chalmers LLP - Edinburgh, Galashiels Harper Macleod LLP - Glasgow, Inverness Morton Fraser - Edinburgh Leading IndividualsJohn Mitchell - Anderson StrathernJonathan Robertson - Turcan ConnellOdell Milne - Brodies LLPRobert Scott- Dempster - Gillespie Macandrew LLP

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CHARITIES AND NOT-FOR-PROFITTier 1Brodies LLP - Edinburgh Burness Paull LLP - Glasgow Turcan Connell - Edinburgh Tier 2Gillespie Macandrew LLP - Edinburgh Lindsays - Edinburgh Shepherd and Wedderburn - Edinburgh Tier 3Anderson Strathern - Edinburgh BTO Solicitors LLP - Glasgow BalfourManson LLP - Edinburgh MacRoberts LLP - Edinburgh Morton Fraser - Edinburgh T C Young - Glasgow Tier 4CMS - Glasgow Harper Macleod LLP - Glasgow Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP - Glasgow Leading IndividualsAlan Eccles - Brodies LLPGavin McEwan - Turcan ConnellSimon Mackintosh - Turcan ConnellStephen Philips - Burness Paull LLPNext Generation LawyersRobin Fallas - MacRoberts LLP

CONTENTIOUS TRUSTS AND PROBATE Tier 1Brodies LLP - Edinburgh, Glasgow

Morton Fraser - Edinburgh Turcan Connell - Edinburgh Tier 2Anderson Strathern - Edinburgh Gillespie Macandrew LLP - Edinburgh Murray Beith Murray - Edinburgh Shepherd and Wedderburn - Edinburgh Leading IndividualsAlan Barr - Brodies LLPChristopher McGill - Shepherd and Wedderburn

FAMILYTier 1SKO Family Law Specialists - Edinburgh Tier 2Brodies LLP - Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Glasgow Morton Fraser - Edinburgh, Glasgow Turcan Connell - Edinburgh Tier 3BTO Solicitors LLP - Edinburgh, Glasgow BalfourManson LLP - Edinburgh Blackadders LLP - Dundee Harper Macleod LLP - Glasgow Lindsays - Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee MTM Family Law - Glasgow MacRoberts LLP - Glasgow Morisons LLP - Edinburgh Patience and Buchan - Aberdeen Tier 4Aberdein Considine - Aberdeen, Perth, Stirling Anderson Strathern - Edinburgh BLM - Glasgow Digby Brown LLP - Edinburgh T C Young - Edinburgh, Glasgow Thorntons Law LLP - Dundee, Perth, St Andrews, Arbroath Leading IndividualsAlasdair Loudon - Turcan ConnellRachael Kelsey - SKO Family Law SpecialistsShaun George - Brodies LLPNext Generation LawyersJohn West - SKO Family Law SpecialistsPersonal tax, trusts and executries

PERSONAL TAX, TRUSTS AND EXECUTRIESTier 1Brodies LLP - Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow Turcan Connell - Edinburgh Tier 2Anderson Strathern - Edinburgh Gillespie Macandrew LLP - Edinburgh, Perth Lindsays - Arbroath, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow Shepherd and Wedderburn - Edinburgh Tier 3Addleshaw Goddard - Edinburgh Dentons - Deutschland - Edinburgh, Glasgow Harper Macleod LLP - Glasgow, Edinburgh MacRoberts LLP - Glasgow Murray Beith Murray - Edinburgh Tier 4BTO Solicitors LLP - Glasgow BalfourManson LLP - Edinburgh Blackadders LLP - Dundee Mackinnons - Aberdeen Morton Fraser - Edinburgh, Glasgow Stronachs LLP - Aberdeen Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP - Glasgow Leading IndividualsAlexander Garden - Turcan ConnellMark Stewart - Brodies LLP

PROJECTS, ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCESENERGY - EXCLUDING OIL AND GASTier 1CMS - Edinburgh and Glasgow Pinsent Masons LLP - Edinburgh and Glasgow Shepherd and Wedderburn - Edinburgh and Glasgow Tier 2Brodies LLP - Edinburgh and Glasgow Tier 3Addleshaw Goddard - Edinburgh and Glasgow Anderson Strathern - Edinburgh

Burness Paull LLP - Edinburgh DWF LLP - Edinburgh and Glasgow Dentons - Edinburgh and Glasgow Harper Macleod LLP - Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness Tier 4BTO Solicitors LLP - Glasgow Davidson Chalmers LLP - Edinburgh Gillespie Macandrew LLP - Edinburgh MacRoberts LLP - Edinburgh and Glasgow Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP - Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness Tier 5DLA Piper - Edinburgh Ledingham Chalmers LLP - Aberdeen and Edinburgh Morton Fraser - Edinburgh Turcan Connell - Edinburgh and Glasgow Leading IndividualsDavid Bone - Harper Macleod LLPDonald Cumming - CMSIan McCarlie - Pinsent Masons LLPJames Saunders - Shepherd and WedderburnKeith Patterson - Brodies LLPNext Generation LawyersChris McGarvey - Pinsent Masons LLPChristine Worthington - CMSClaire Reid - Brodies LLPMartin Whiteford - Anderson StrathernOmar Ali - Harper Macleod LLPPeter Ward - Burness Paull LLP

OIL AND GASTier 1Brodies LLP - Aberdeen Burness Paull LLP - Aberdeen CMS - Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow Pinsent Masons LLP - Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow Tier 2Dentons - Edinburgh and Aberdeen Stronachs LLP - Aberdeen Leading IndividualsBob Ruddiman - Pinsent Masons LLPBrian Hemming - Burness Paull LLPBruce McLeod - Burness Paull LLP

Clare Munro - Brodies LLPNorman Wisely - CMSShirley Allen - Pinsent Masons LLPSonia Love - Brodies LLPNext Generation LawyersFrances Reilly - CMSGraeme Clubley - CMSNeil Hehir - Pinsent Masons LLPPaula Kidd - CMS

PROJECTSTier 1CMS - Glasgow and Edinburgh MacRoberts LLP - Edinburgh and Glasgow Pinsent Masons LLP - Edinburgh and Glasgow Tier 2Burness Paull LLP - Edinburgh and Glasgow Dentons - Edinburgh Shepherd and Wedderburn - Edinburgh and Glasgow Tier 3Brodies LLP - Edinburgh and Glasgow DLA Piper - Edinburgh Harper Macleod LLP - Edinburgh Tier 4Anderson Strathern - Edinburgh and Glasgow DWF LLP - Edinburgh and Glasgow Leading IndividualsAilsa Ritchie - CMSAndrew Orr - DentonsChris Mackay - Burness Paull LLPDrysdale Graham - Brodies LLPMichael McAuley - CMSMichael Watson - Pinsent Masons LLPRhona Harper - Shepherd and WedderburnRod Munro - MacRoberts LLPStuart Barr - Pinsent Masons LLPNext Generation LawyersChristine Worthington - CMS

PUBLIC SECTOREDUCATIONTier 1

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Anderson Strathern - Edinburgh Brodies LLP - Edinburgh CMS - Glasgow Tier 2MacRoberts LLP - Edinburgh Pinsent Masons - Edinburgh, Glasgow Thorntons Law LLP - Dundee, Edinburgh Tier 3BTO Solicitors LLP - Glasgow Burness Paull LLP - Edinburgh, Glasgow Clyde & Co LLP - Edinburgh, Glasgow Dentons - Deutschland - Glasgow, Edinburgh Morton Fraser - Glasgow, Edinburgh Shepherd and Wedderburn - Edinburgh HEALTHTier 1Brodies LLP - Edinburgh CMS - Edinburgh, Glasgow Tier 2Burness Paull LLP - Edinburgh MacRoberts LLP - Edinburgh Pinsent Masons - Glasgow Shepherd and Wedderburn - Edinburgh, Glasgow Tier 3Anderson Strathern - Edinburgh Davidson Chalmers LLP - Edinburgh Harper Macleod LLP - Edinburgh, Glasgow Thorntons Law LLP - Dundee Leading IndividualsCatriona Watt - Anderson StrathernLOCAL GOVERNMENTTier 1Brodies LLP - Edinburgh CMS - Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen Harper Macleod LLP - Einburgh, Glasgow Morton Fraser - Edinburgh Shepherd and Wedderburn - Glasgow Tier 2Anderson Strathern - Glasgow, Edinburgh Burness Paull LLP - Glasgow DWF LLP - Edinburgh, Glasgow MacRoberts LLP - Edinburgh, Glasgow Leading IndividualsAnn Faulds - CMSJackie McGuire - Brodies LLPPARLIAMENTARY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS Tier 1Anderson Strathern - Edinburgh Brodies LLP - Edinburgh DLA Piper - Edinburgh Tier 2CMS - Edinburgh Harper Macleod LLP - Glasgow MacRoberts LLP - Glasgow Leading IndividualsChristine O’Neill - Brodies LLPFiona Killen - Anderson StrathernHazel Moffat - DLA Piper

REAL ESTATECOMMERCIAL PROPERTY: EDINBURGH AND GLASGOWTier 1Brodies LLP - Edinburgh and Glasgow Burness Paull LLP - Edinburgh and Glasgow CMS - Edinburgh and Glasgow Dentons - Glasgow Pinsent Masons LLP - Edinburgh and Glasgow Shepherd and Wedderburn - Edinburgh and Glasgow Tier 2Addleshaw Goddard - Edinburgh and Glasgow Anderson Strathern - Edinburgh and Glasgow DLA Piper - Edinburgh DWF LLP - Edinburgh and Glasgow Harper Macleod LLP - Edinburgh and Glasgow MacRoberts LLP - Glasgow and Edinburgh Morton Fraser - Edinburgh Tier 3BTO Solicitors LLP - Glasgow and Edinburgh Davidson Chalmers LLP - Edinburgh Lindsays - Edinburgh and Glasgow Shoosmiths - Edinburgh Tier 4Aberdein Considine - Glasgow and Edinburgh Bellwether Green - Glasgow Eversheds Sutherland - Edinburgh Gillespie Macandrew LLP - Edinburgh and Glasgow Leslie Wolfson & Co - Glasgow Morisons LLP - Edinburgh and Glasgow

TLT - Glasgow Weightmans LLP - Glasgow Womble Bond Dickinson - Edinburgh Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP - Glasgow Leading IndividualsDavid Mitchell - Shepherd and WedderburnElspeth Carson - Morton FraserGordon Aitken - DentonsIain Doran - CMSJames Roscoe - Brodies LLPKatharine Hardie - Pinsent Masons LLPNick Scott - Brodies LLPPaul Connolly - Pinsent Masons LLPStuart Tait - CMSTamar Tammes - Burness Paull LLPNext Generation LawyersAllan Cairns - Dentons

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY: ELSEWHERE IN SCOTLANDTier 1Brodies LLP - Aberdeen Burness Paull LLP - Aberdeen Pinsent Masons LLP - Aberdeen Tier 2Blackadders LLP - Dundee and Perth Ledingham Chalmers LLP - Aberdeen and Inverness Stronachs LLP - Aberdeen and Inverness Tier 3Aberdein Considine - Aberdeen and Stirling CMS - Aberdeen Dentons - Aberdeen MacRoberts LLP - Dundee Thorntons Law LLP - Dundee, Perth, St Andrews, Cupar, Kirkcaldy Leading IndividualsRichard Goodfellow - Burness Paull LLPRodney Whyte - Pinsent Masons LLPNext Generation LawyersSarah Stewart - Burness Paull LLP

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY: EDINBURGH & GLASGOW, LEISURE & HOSPITALITYTier 1BTO Solicitors LLP - Glasgow Brodies LLP - Edinburgh Burness Paull LLP - Edinburgh DLA Piper - Edinburgh DWF LLP - Edinburgh Shepherd and Wedderburn - Edinburgh Tier 2Anderson Strathern - Glasgow CMS - Glasgow Harper Macleod LLP - Glasgow Morton Fraser - Edinburgh Pinsent Masons LLP - Glasgow Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP - Glasgow

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY: EDINBURGH & GLASGOW, RETAIL OCCUPIERSTier 1Brodies LLP - Edinburgh DWF LLP - Edinburgh Dentons - Glasgow MacRoberts LLP - Glasgow Morton Fraser - Edinburgh Pinsent Masons LLP - Glasgow Tier 2Anderson Strathern - Glasgow BTO Solicitors LLP - Glasgow Burness Paull LLP - Edinburgh Harper Macleod LLP - Glasgow Shepherd and Wedderburn - Edinburgh Tier 3CMS - Edinburgh and Aberdeen DLA Piper - Edinburgh Shoosmiths - Edinburgh

CONSTRUCTIONTier 1Brodies LLP - Edinburgh and Glasgow Pinsent Masons LLP - Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen

Tier 2Addleshaw Goddard - Edinburgh and Glasgow Burness Paull LLP - Edinburgh and Glasgow CMS - Edinburgh and Glasgow Dentons - Glasgow and Edinburgh MacRoberts LLP - Edinburgh and Glasgow Shepherd and Wedderburn - Edinburgh and Glasgow Tier 3Harper Macleod LLP - Glasgow and Edinburgh Ledingham Chalmers LLP - Aberdeen and Inverness Morton Fraser - Edinburgh Tier 4Anderson Strathern - Edinburgh and Glasgow BTO Solicitors LLP - Edinburgh and Glasgow DLA Piper - Edinburgh Davidson Chalmers LLP - Edinburgh Gillespie Macandrew LLP - Edinburgh and Glasgow Leading IndividualsAlistair McLean - Brodies LLPBrandon Nolan - Pinsent Masons LLPDavid Arnott - Brodies LLPFenella Mason - Burness Paull LLPKenny Valentine - Pinsent Masons LLPManus Quigg - Brodies LLPMark Kirke - CMSMark Macaulay - DentonsMichael Allan - Pinsent Masons LLPNeil Kelly - MacRoberts LLPShona Frame - CMSNext Generation LawyersChristine Worthington - CMSNicholas Carlin - Pinsent Masons LLP

ENVIRONMENTTier 1Brodies LLP - Edinburgh and Glasgow Pinsent Masons LLP - Glasgow Shepherd and Wedderburn - Edinburgh and Glasgow Tier 2Anderson Strathern - Edinburgh Burness Paull LLP - Edinburgh CMS - Edinburgh Davidson Chalmers LLP - Edinburgh Dentons - Glasgow Harper Macleod LLP - Glasgow and Edinburgh Ledingham Chalmers LLP - Stirling and Aberdeen MacRoberts LLP - Glasgow Tier 3Environmental Law Chambers Ltd - Glasgow Morton Fraser - Edinburgh Leading IndividualsBarry Love - Environmental Law Chambers LtdGordon McCreath - Pinsent Masons LLPJennifer Ballantyne - Pinsent Masons LLPPatricia Hawthorn - Shepherd and WedderburnNext Generation LawyersLaura Tainsh - Davidson Chalmers LLPPeter Ferguson - Harper Macleod LLP

PLANNINGTier 1Brodies LLP - Edinburgh and Glasgow Burness Paull LLP - Aberdeen and Edinburgh Morton Fraser - Edinburgh Pinsent Masons LLP - Glasgow and Edinburgh Shepherd and Wedderburn - Edinburgh and Glasgow Tier 2Anderson Strathern - Edinburgh and Glasgow CMS - Edinburgh and Glasgow DLA Piper - Edinburgh MacRoberts LLP - Edinburgh Tier 3Addleshaw Goddard - Edinburgh DWF LLP - Glasgow Davidson Chalmers LLP - Edinburgh Dentons - Edinburgh Gillespie Macandrew LLP - Edinburgh and Glasgow Harper Macleod LLP - Glasgow Ledingham Chalmers LLP - Aberdeen Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP - Glasgow, Edinburgh and Inverness Leading IndividualsAnn Faulds - CMSColin Innes - Shepherd and Wedderburn

Douglas Milne - Morton FraserElaine Farquharson- Black - Burness Paull LLPNeil Collar - Brodies LLPSandy Telfer - DLA PiperNext Generation LawyersGary McGovern - Pinsent Masons LLPMark McMurray - CMSUrsula Currie - Morton Fraser

PROPERTY LITIGATIONTier 1Brodies LLP - Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen Burness Paull LLP - Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen Dentons - Edinburgh Morton Fraser - Edinburgh and Glasgow Pinsent Masons LLP - Glasgow and Edinburgh Shepherd and Wedderburn - Edinburgh Tier 2Anderson Strathern - Edinburgh CMS - Edinburgh and Aberdeen Davidson Chalmers LLP - Edinburgh Tier 3Addleshaw Goddard - Edinburgh and Glasgow BTO Solicitors LLP - Glasgow and Edinburgh DLA Piper - Edinburgh DWF - Edinburgh Harper Macleod LLP - Glasgow and Edinburgh MacRoberts LLP - Glasgow Tier 4Blackadders LLP - Aberdeen, Glasgow and Edinburgh Gillespie Macandrew LLP - Edinburgh Lindsays - Edinburgh and Glasgow Leading IndividualsAlan McMillan - Burness Paull LLPAlison Gow - CMSColin Archibald - Shepherd and WedderburnGillian Craig - MacRoberts LLPSheila Webster - Davidson Chalmers LLPStephen Goldie - Brodies LLPNext Generation LawyersDanielle McLaughlin - CMSDavid Young - BTO Solicitors LLPEdward Gratwick - Addleshaw GoddardGareth Hale - DentonsGreg Flett - Davidson Chalmers LLPMatthew Farrell - Brodies LLPUrsula Currie - Morton Fraser

SOCIAL HOUSINGTier 1Harper Macleod LLP - Glasgow and Edinburgh T C Young - Glasgow and Edinburgh Tier 2Addleshaw Goddard - Edinburgh BTO Solicitors LLP - Glasgow and Edinburgh Burness Paull LLP - Edinburgh and Glasgow Shepherd and Wedderburn - Edinburgh and Glasgow Tier 3Anderson Strathern - Edinburgh and Glasgow Morton Fraser - Edinburgh Shoosmiths - Edinburgh Leading IndividualsAndrew Cowan - T C YoungDerek Hogg - Harper Macleod LLPLen Freedman - T C YoungPatrice Fabien - BTO Solicitors LLPNext Generation LawyersAlastair McKendrick - T C YoungCollette Miller - Harper Macleod LLP

TMT - TECHNOLOGY, MEDIA AND TELECOMSIT AND TELECOMSTier 1CMS - Glasgow DLA Piper - Edinburgh Pinsent Masons - Glasgow Shepherd and Wedderburn - Edinburgh, Glasgow Tier 2Addleshaw Goddard - Edinburgh Brodies LLP - Edinburgh Burness Paull LLP - Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow Tier 3

Dentons - Deutschland - Glasgow, Edinburgh Harper Macleod LLP - Glasgow, Edinburgh MacRoberts LLP - Glasgow Thorntons Law LLP - Dundee, Edinburgh Leading IndividualsAlan Nelson - CMSDavid Anderson - Addleshaw GoddardJohn McKinlay - DLA PiperYvonne Dunn - Pinsent MasonsNext Generation LawyersCallum Sinclair - Burness Paull LLP

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTYTier 1Brodies LLP - Edinburgh Burness Paull LLP - Edinburgh, Glasgow Pinsent Masons - Edinburgh, Glasgow Tier 2CMS - Edinburgh, Glasgow DLA Piper - Edinburgh, Glasgow Dentons - Deutschland - Edinburgh, Glasgow MacRoberts LLP - Glasgow Shepherd and Wedderburn - Edinburgh, Glasgow Thorntons Law LLP - Dundee Tier 3Anderson Strathern - Edinburgh Bonaccord - Edinburgh DWF LLP - Glasgow Harper Macleod LLP - Edinburgh Morton Fraser - Edinburgh Tier 4BTO Solicitors LLP - Glasgow TLT - Glasgow Leading IndividualsCarina Healy - CMSColin Hulme - Burness Paull LLPGill Grassie - Brodies LLPJoanna Boag- Thomson - Shepherd and Wedderburn

MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENTTier 1Burness Paull LLP - Glasgow Pinsent Masons - Glasgow, Edinburgh Tier 2Brodies LLP - Edinburgh Dentons - Deutschland - Edinburgh Thorntons Law LLP - Dundee Tier 3Anderson Strathern - Edinburgh BTO Solicitors LLP - Edinburgh Bannatyne Kirkwood France & Co - Glasgow

SPORTTier 1Harper Macleod LLP - Glasgow Tier 2Addleshaw Goddard - Edinburgh BTO Solicitors LLP - Glasgow Burness Paull LLP - Glasgow Morton Fraser - Edinburgh Tier 3Anderson Strathern - Edinburgh Lindsays - Edinburgh Shepherd and Wedderburn - Edinburgh, Glasgow Leading IndividualsBruce Caldow - Harper Macleod LLP

TRANSPORTTier 1Addleshaw Goddard - Edinburgh Brodies LLP - Edinburgh, Glasgow CMS - Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow Tier 2Anderson Strathern - Edinburgh Burness Paull LLP - Edinburgh, Glasgow Dentons - Deutschland - Edinburgh, Glasgow Pinsent Masons - Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen Tier 3DWF LLP - Glasgow, Edinburgh Harper Macleod LLP - Glasgow, Edinburgh Mackinnons - Aberdeen Leading IndividualsAnn Faulds - CMSEd Watt - Addleshaw Goddard