Ranking tables
Agriculture & Rural Affairs | UK
Scotland
Rankings overview for Departments
Brodies LLP 15 Years Ranked
Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP 3 Years Ranked- Anderson Strathern
- Gillespie Macandrew LLP
- Turcan Connell
- Ledingham Chalmers LLP
- Murray Beith Murray LLP
Clive Phillips Brodies LLP21 Years Ranked- Hamish Lean Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP21 Years Ranked
- Grierson DunlopTurcan Connell
- John MitchellAnderson Strathern
- Robert Scott-DempsterGillespie Macandrew LLP
Graeme Leith Brodies LLP10 Years Ranked
Kenneth Mackay Thorntons Law LLP17 Years Ranked
Linda Tinson Burness Paull7 Years Ranked
Matthew Barclay Morton Fraser MacRoberts3 Years Ranked- Petra Grunenberg Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP14 Years Ranked
- Andrew LinehanMurray Beith Murray LLP
- Don MacLeodTurcan Connell
- Michael YellowleesLindsays
Alex Buchan Brodies LLP17 Years Ranked
Andy Drane Davidson Chalmers Stewart12 Years Ranked
Calum MacLeod Harper Macleod LLP4 Years Ranked
Christopher Lindley Thorntons Law LLP17 Years Ranked- Emma Robertson Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP6 Years Ranked
Kate McLeish Brodies LLP5 Years Ranked
Lesley Mearns Thorntons Law LLP5 Years Ranked- Richard Leslie Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP13 Years Ranked
- Stuart Greenwood Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP6 Years Ranked
Tom Gray Harper Macleod LLP5 Years Ranked- Adele NicolAnderson Strathern
- Alan WhiteGillespie Macandrew LLP
- Fraser LeslieGillespie Macandrew LLP
- Sheonagh RichardsAnderson Strathern
Debbie Dewar Thorntons Law LLP3 Years Ranked
Graeme Nisbet Harper Macleod LLP6 Years Ranked
Philip Buchan Blackadders LLP1 Years Ranked- Anne ChapmanAnderson Strathern
- David MarshallStronachs LLP
- Hazel MoirLedingham Chalmers LLP
- Linsey Barclay-SmithAnderson Strathern
- Louise JohnstonTurcan Connell
- Murray SoutarTurcan Connell
- Robin BeattieAnderson Strathern
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Brodies LLPAgriculture & Rural Affairs2026 | Band 1 | 15 Years RankedBrodies is a recognised market leader in Scotland that advises on all legal aspects of agriculture and rural business. It advises some of Scotland's major estates and continues to represent Scottish Land & Estates. Its expertise includes compulsory purchases, agricultural tenancies and farm partnerships, succession planning, hydro and wind schemes, fish farms, forestry and crofting matters.1 Shepherd and Wedderburn LLPAgriculture & Rural Affairs2026 | Band 1 | 3 Years RankedShepherd and Wedderburn has a team of experienced rural property lawyers with a Scotland-wide offering that includes acting on the purchase and sale of forestry and rural land. The lawyers are adept at agricultural tenancy work, secured agricultural lending, restructuring partnerships and succession matters. The firm also advises renewable energy developers on farm and landowner diversification issues.
Band 2
2 Harper Macleod LLPAgriculture & Rural Affairs2026 | Band 2 | 7 Years RankedHarper Macleod advises on the full range of agriculture and rural transactions, including forestry agreements, land registration, crofting matters, bank lending and private client advice. The firm regularly deals with high-value and complex forestry transactions. It continues to advise on renewable energy schemes as well as community ownership issues.
2 Morton Fraser MacRobertsAgriculture & Rural Affairs2026 | Band 2 | 12 Years RankedMorton Fraser MacRoberts has in-depth understanding of the sale and purchase of rural properties, lease matters and agricultural tenancies. The firm houses specialists who are adept at dealing with sporting rights, crofting matters and renewable energy projects. It covers associated aspects of rural property for clients, including next generation and tax planning.
2 Thorntons Law LLPAgriculture & Rural Affairs2026 | Band 2 | 15 Years RankedThorntons Law provides coverage across Scotland on rural and agricultural land transactions, leases and renewables opportunities. It is adept at advising landowners, farmers and businesses on agricultural tenancies and associated elements such as land registration and next-generation planning.
Band 3
3 Burness PaullAgriculture & Rural Affairs2026 | Band 3 | 8 Years RankedBurness Paull is a well-regarded practice with noted expertise in agriculture, rural business and farming matters. The team is able to offer a wide range of practitioners with knowledge of commercial and residential disputes, tenancy issues, crofting, forestry and sport rights. It is also able to offer additional experience of renewable energy projects.
3 Davidson Chalmers StewartAgriculture & Rural Affairs2026 | Band 3 | 6 Years RankedDavidson Chalmers Stewart is a well-regarded practice that advises farms and estates, businesses and property developers. The firm's expertise includes renewable energy development projects, property disputes, and farmland and estate transactions. It is adept at advising English law firms, as well as provincial Scottish law firms, on Scottish rural matters.