LAWYER PROFILE

Ruth McNaught

UK 2026

Burness Paull

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Public Procurement

Scotland

1 year ranked

Social Housing

Scotland

5 years ranked

About

Provided by Burness Paull

Practice Areas

Ruth is a director in our Procurement team, advising and assisting local authority clients, central government bodies, registered social landlords and non-departmental public bodies on a wide range of issues, including procurement, state aid, regulatory compliance, corporate governance, funding, charity law, and data protection.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Public Procurement - Scotland

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Ruth McNaught regularly assists bidder-side clients with procurement matters. She also offers clients expertise in regulatory and compliance matters.

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Social Housing - Scotland

Up and Coming

Individual Editorial

Ruth McNaught regularly advises housing associations and local authority clients on a range of matters from acquisitions to governance matters.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Ruth provides an exceptional service and is always one step ahead of legislation changes.
Public ProcurementChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
To say that I value Ruth's input is an understatement.
Public ProcurementChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Ruth provided us with exceptional advice.
Public ProcurementChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Ruth is very approachable and provides advice in an easy-to-understand way. She came up with innovative solutions to meet requirements.
Social HousingChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Ruth McNaught provides timely and clear advice with technical knowledge and commercial awareness.
Social HousingChambers Guide to the Legal Profession