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Planning & Environment - Scotland (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Alasdair Burnet KC frequently appears in appeals and inquiries relating to residential, retail and leisure developments. He also handles infrastructure work, as well as planning disputes involving high-profile transportation projects.
Strengths
Alasdair is extremely user-friendly and is a first-class planning and environmental lawyer.
Alasdair Burnet is one of the best at thinking on his feet and combines excellent legal knowledge with a strong commercial understanding.
Alasdair is very well considered and a strong communicator.
Alasdair Burnet is very thorough - clients like him and he becomes part of the team.
Alasdair is very adaptable, unflappable and he has a very good manner in court.
Real Estate Litigation - Scotland (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Alasdair Burnet KC is a well-known advocate acting in a wide variety of property disputes for developers and local authorities, among other clients. He is particularly commended for his appearances in judicial reviews and Lands Tribunal cases.
Strengths
Alasdair Burnet is well respected in this field and he has strong knowledge with regards to roads law.
Product Liability - Scotland (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Alasdair Burnet KC acts on a wide variety of product liability matters - many of them to do with pharmaceutical products - as part of his broader public and commercial law practice. He has been instructed in several multi-jurisdictional mass product liability cases, predominantly on behalf of defenders.
Strengths
Alasdair Burnet is very well organised.
Administrative & Public Law - Scotland (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Alasdair Burnet KC is noted for his broad public and administrative law practice, which encompasses planning law. He is involved in complex cases regarding the powers and duties of public bodies. He regularly represents public bodies, including the Scottish Ministers, as well as private clients in complex judicial reviews and public inquiries.
Strengths
Alasdair gives very clear and concise advice.
Alasdair is very well prepared and clear. He provides a lot of confidence when you instruct him.