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Litigation - Scotland

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Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Burness Paull has a highly regarded litigation team with broad-based expertise covering a range of sectors including telecoms, oil and gas, and financial services. The firm handles significant disputes for an impressive roster of high-profile clients, including frequent engagements on multi-jurisdictional matters. It advises on a wide range of contentious commercial issues and contract disputes, including breach of warranty.

Work Highlights

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  • Burness Paull acted for Moray Offshore Renewable Power against Bluefloat Energy Holdings in an unlawful means and unlawful means conspiracy claim worth £400 million regarding lease options for offshore floating wind farms.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Douglas Blyth
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Band 3

Douglas Blyth has notable expertise in commercial litigation as well as insolvency and shareholder disputes, with experience acting for clients in the transport, pharmaceuticals and renewables sectors.

Douglas is great at commercial litigation.

He's given us loads of support and is very pragmatic and open to unique ways of doing things. He finds solutions to really difficult situations and is a real standout.

He's a very sensible litigator and knows when to push on and when not to. He's always available, understands not just the technical but also the personal aspects of litigation.

Gary Moffat
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Gary Moffat
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Band 3

Gary Moffat leads the dispute resolution team at Burness Paull and acts on a range of commercial and insolvency-related disputes. He has notable experience acting on behalf of clients in the telecoms sector.

Gary is a strong litigator and is good to deal with. He is good at coming up with arguments and is innovative in his approach.

He's very responsible, intelligent and knowledgeable to talk us through things.

Joanna Fulton
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Joanna Fulton
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Band 3

Joanna Fulton has a high level of litigation expertise, with notable focus on high-value product liability cases as well as corporate disputes.

Joanna is very bright and pragmatic. She does a very good job of calling the mood of the Scottish court.

She is a brilliant litigator, has excellent litigation instincts and client-handling skills.

Joanna Fulton was all over the details, very thoughtful and considered. I feel in a safe pair of hands with her and would not hesitate to turn to her again.

She's great at communicating everything with the client, is very on top of expectations and provides excellent client service. She helped us throughout the process well.

Jody Crockett
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Jody Crockett
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Band 4

Jody Crockett leads the firm's English law dispute resolution team from the Glasgow office. He has particular expertise in conducting cross-border commercial litigation for multinational companies, including those in the energy and financial sectors.

Jody is an excellent litigator and a pleasure to work with. He is always on top of the detail, whilst also understanding the broader commercial picture.

Jody is quick to understand any issue at hand and provides savvy legal advice for resolving disputes.

With brilliant expertise, Jody is easy to speak to and is straightforward. He takes a very commercial and pragmatic approach.

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Litigation

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Douglas Blyth
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Band 3
Gary Moffat
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Gary Moffat
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Band 3
Joanna Fulton
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Joanna Fulton
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Band 3
Jody Crockett
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Jody Crockett
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Band 4