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What the Team is Known For

Burness Paull has a strong parliamentary and public affairs practice providing expertise in a range of matters from drafting and promoting legislation to advising on high-profile parliamentary inquiries. It offers extensive experience in statutory interpretation, judicial reviews and constitutional developments in the UK and EU. The firm also assists clients with strategic advice on issues arising from Brexit and COVID-19. It regularly counsels public and private sector clients, government bodies and civil servants.

Work Highlights

  • Burness Paull advised British American Tobacco on the public law elements of the Scottish Government's plan to make Scotland tobacco-free by 2034. The advice was specifically in relation to the powers of Scottish Ministers and Dundee City Council to take these steps.

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Burness Paull's advice has been invaluable to us.

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Burness Paull have a full-service approach. They are accessible and commercial in terms of both pricing and taking a commercial approach in what we need.

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Notable Practitioners

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Hazel Moffat
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Hazel Moffat
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Hazel Moffat leads the public law and regulatory offering at Burness Paull. She is recognised for her experience in parliamentary affairs and often assists with legislative drafting, among other matters.

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Hazel Moffat
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