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Agriculture & Rural Affairs - Scotland

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Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Burness Paull is a well-regarded practice with noted expertise in agriculture, rural business and farming matters. The team is able to offer a wide range of practitioners with knowledge of commercial and residential disputes, tenancy issues, crofting, forestry and sport rights. It is also able to offer additional experience of renewable energy projects.

Work Highlights

  • Burness Paull advised Scotland Highlands on its purchase of Cuthill Foreshore and shell fishings in Dornoch Firth.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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James Drysdale
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James Drysdale
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Senior Statespeople
James Drysdale is highly experienced in agricultural and rural transactions, leasing arrangements and diversification opportunities, as well as succession planning for farming businesses and estate owners.
Linda Tinson
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Linda Tinson
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Band 2

Linda Tinson is adept at advising farming businesses and landowners on the full range of property acquisitions and disposals, land diversification issues and succession planning matters.

Linda is absolutely brilliant. She is a pleasure to work with, always available, incredibly knowledgeable about the sector and well connected.

Linda Tinson is exceptional all round.

Linda Tinson is very robust and very good at communicating with farmers as she comes from a farming background herself. She is very hands-on, client-focused and very personable.

Alan Gibson
Alan Gibson
Associates to watch

Alan Gibson is an associate in the Burness Paull team who acts on rural property transactions. He is particularly active advising landowners on renewables development.

Alan Gibson's knowledge and responsiveness are first class. He's very attentive and thorough.

Alan Gibson is very responsive, incredibly knowledgeable about the sector and able to distil complicated information quickly and effectively.

Alan Gibson is a rising star.

Lorna McKay
Lorna McKay
Associates to watch

Lorna McKay is a senior associate who is experienced in dealing with rural property and agricultural holdings matters.

I rate Lorna very highly. She is excellent to deal with and very technical.

Lorna McKay is very good. She is technical and a great person to be opposite.

Lorna is able to distil complicated information quickly and effectively. She is highly organised, which is invaluable in a complicated transaction.

Ranked Lawyers at
Burness Paull

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Scotland

Agriculture & Rural Affairs

James Drysdale
S
James Drysdale
S
Senior Statespeople
Linda Tinson
2
Linda Tinson
2
Band 2
Alan Gibson
Alan Gibson
Associates to watch
Lorna McKay
Lorna McKay
Associates to watch

Members

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Helena Leeson-Payne

Junyue Yadai

Sarah Taylor