Agriculture & Rural Affairs - Scotland
Band 1
What the Team is Known For
Gillespie Macandrew is a market-leading team that is adept at handling the technical requirements of complex rural land and business legal issues, including agricultural holdings, land registration, leasing and bank security work. It is respected for the breadth of its expertise in complicated farm and forestry transactions. The firm also advises on renewable energy projects, sporting rights and crofting matters.
Strengths
The Gillespie Macandrew team are very organised, attentive and very thorough.
Gillespie Macandrew has built up a good team of very competent individuals. I think they are the best agricultural rural lawyers in Scotland.
Gillespie Macandrew has a very experienced and strong team.
The team has the ability to convey complicated law to diverse audiences.
They have an excellent grasp of current legislation and are able to provide clients with in-depth knowledge on issues surrounding land ownership and its sale and purchase.
Notable practitioners
Robert Scott-Dempster acts for significant private and institutional rural landowning clients. He acts on a range of issues including the sale of estates and leasing matters.
Robert is one of Scotland's leading agricultural lawyers. He always provides excellent advice due to his knowledge and experience in this sector.
Robert Scott-Dempster is one of the leading rural solicitors in Scotland.
Robert is very highly regarded and is particularly very good at reassuring and being a guiding hand with clients. He is very much a trusted adviser, not just a lawyer.
Alan White has strong expertise in rural property transactions, including agricultural holdings, renewable energy, sporting rights, crofting and community rights to buy.
Alan is very approachable.
Alan White has excellent knowledge of his field.
Fraser Leslie is experienced in acting for landowners and developers in relation to onshore renewables projects. He frequently helps in drafting option agreements and leases, and with related land issues and property matters.
I find Fraser's advice and his approach to be consistent in being high quality, and he is very responsive too.
Fraser Leslie's level of detail is exceptional.
