Department profile
Burness Paull

Professional Negligence

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Burness Paull

Rankings

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Professional Negligence - Scotland

Band 3

Band 3


What the Team is Known For

Burness Paull advises corporate and public sector clients on a full range of matters. The firm is active on claims involving construction, pensions and fiscal concerns. The team represents a range of professionals, including actuaries, tax advisers, solicitors and accountants. Burness Paull possesses additional experience handling adjudication proceedings in relation to the construction industry.

Strengths

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  • Burness Paull has consistent ability across all of its key team leaders to turn complex legal matters into more simple, day-to-day language.

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  • It is clear that they have strength in depth and are very efficient in sharing information between the team.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 3Ashley Jones
    Band 3Ashley Jones

    Ashley Jones

    Ashley Jones leads Burness Paull's professional negligence department and regularly defends professional negligence claims for clients from the legal and construction sectors.

    • It didn't take long for Ashley to grasp what was a relatively complex case.

      Professional Negligence respondentUK
    • Ashley listens and explains well to then offer balanced guidance.

      Professional Negligence respondentUK
    • I highly recommend Ashley.

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