Employment
UK Guide 2025 : Scotland
Band 1
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(0141) 248 4933Chambers Review
Burness Paull offers comprehensive coverage of employment law issues with extensive expertise in TUPE, discrimination matters and holiday pay issues. The team is also adept at handling trade union matters and industrial relations law. Well known for regularly advising high-profile clients from the energy, media and sport sectors. It also stands out for supporting employers throughout the UK as well as internationally.
Work Highlights
- Burness Paul acted for TechnipFMC in a case before the Inner House of the Court of Session regarding the scope of settlement agreements.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Burness Paull are truly excellent to work with. They personalise their approach to us as a client, and they are very accessible and keep things clear and simple."
"Everyone we interact with is knowledgeable, providing us with comprehensive and reliable expertise across any legal matter. They are quick to respond and quickly understand our needs."
"Burness Paull provides an excellent, high level of professionalism and very prompt response to any queries or assistance required."
"The team's advice is always rooted in specialist knowledge that gets their clients to the best outcome."
"Burness Paull are excellent as they have a broad depth of knowledge of the issues that arise and how to guide you through them."
"Burness Paull are truly excellent to work with. They personalise their approach to us as a client, and they are very accessible and keep things clear and simple."
"Everyone we interact with is knowledgeable, providing us with comprehensive and reliable expertise across any legal matter. They are quick to respond and quickly understand our needs."
"Burness Paull provides an excellent, high level of professionalism and very prompt response to any queries or assistance required."
"The team's advice is always rooted in specialist knowledge that gets their clients to the best outcome."
"Burness Paull are excellent as they have a broad depth of knowledge of the issues that arise and how to guide you through them."
Notable Practitioners
David Morgan regularly represents large employers in restructuring and senior executive exits, as well as employment tribunals, where he conducts his own advocacy. He also offers niche expertise in trade union and industrial relations matters.
"David is a true partner to our business. He understands our pain points and unique challenges, and is able to expertly navigate them as though he worked for us in-house."
"It is always a pleasure to work with David and be guided by his experience and understanding."
"David is a good, serious and technical lawyer."
Mandy Laurie is the head of the employment team at Burness Paull. She advises on everything from senior executive exits to the employment aspects of reorganisations. She has further strength acting on employment tribunal claims involving unfair dismissals and whistle-blowing.
"Mandy Laurie is just absolutely outstanding. You get pragmatic advice from her and she is our absolute go-to for complex, confidential or tricky work."
"Mandy is a delight to work with. She is extremely knowledgeable and able to think very quickly about complex issues."
Ronald Mackay is experienced in restructuring, collective agreements in TUPE transfers, tribunal claims and trade union disputes.
Tricia Walker focuses her practice on clients within the oil and gas sector, advising on a full range of employment law matters from transactions-related advice to senior executive exits.
"Tricia consistently delivers a high standard of service. She effectively translates complex legal concepts into straightforward terms."
Jennifer Skeoch represents employers in tribunals and advises on strategic issues, including TUPE transfers, pay gap reporting and employee relations matters.
Ranked Lawyers at
Burness Paull
Scotland