Profile
Lindsays is a Scottish firm of experienced lawyers for people and businesses. We are owned and run in Scotland, covering the country from our offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, Perth and Crieff.
As a full-service firm, Lindsays has specialists in different areas working closely together to deliver a seamless service to clients.
Whatever the scale of your business, it can provide tailored, specialist advice.
For you and your family, our respected residential property team can help you buy and sell your house, and our experienced private client and family law teams can provide expert advice for all your needs from wills and trusts to prenuptial agreements and divorces.
Managing Partner: Alasdair Cummings
Chairman: Peter Tweedie
Number of partners: 47
Total fee earners: 186
Total staff: 330
Web: www.lindsays.co.uk/
Main areas of practice:
Charities:
The firm advises on charity law issues such as constitutional reviews and reorganisations, governance, formation and incorporation, trust deeds and constitutions, company law, charity trustee responsibilities and joint working and mergers.
Contact:
Helen Kidd
0131 656 5536
Commercial Property & Construction:
The firm handles property transactions including acquisition and sale of property, commercial leasing, investment and finance and the development process. Lindsays acts for institutional investors, developers, landlords and tenants. The team offers construction advice from procurement to completion including complex court disputes, adjudications and arbitrations.
Contact:
Derek Nash
0131 656 5734
Corporate & Commercial Services:
The firm advises on all aspects of corporate and business law. Lindsays guides start-ups and spin-outs from creation to sale, helping prepare shareholder and partnership agreements, negotiating contracts and protecting intellectual property. The firm helps companies to refinance, raise venture capital, restructure (mergers, acquisitions and MBOs), transition to employee ownership and sell or acquire businesses.
Contact:
David Wood
0131 656 5682
Employment:
The firm advises on all aspects of employment law including employment contracts, policies and procedures, redundancies and restructuring, discrimination law and TUPE. Lindsays represents clients at employment tribunals and court and can help with alternative dispute resolution methods, such as mediation. To provide employers with cost certainty Lindsays offer a range of fixed price employment law solutions, Prism.
Contact:
Ben Doherty
0141 302 8460
Family Law:
The team covers all aspects of family law including divorce law, separation rights, cohabitation and child issues such as maintenance, access, adoption, relocation and educational rights. The team regularly receives referrals from peers covering child law issues, amongst others.
Contact:
Alison McKee
0141 302 8447
Litigation & Dispute Resolution:
Lindsays offers representation in areas such as commercial and contract disputes, bankruptcy and insolvency, debt recovery and repossessions, personal injury claims, arbitration and landlord and tenant law. The firm works with corporate and institutional clients as well as individuals.
Contact:
John Bett
0141 302 8409
Personal Injury:
The team of specialist lawyers at Lindsays deal with a wide variety of personal injury claims, from minor slips, road traffic accidents and injuries at work to more complex claims including serious head and spinal injuries, industrial diseases, medical negligence, life-changing injuries and loss of society. The lawyers find solutions that maximise claimants’ financial security and secure their long-term well-being.
Contact:
David Armstrong
0141 302 8466
Private Client Services:
The firm’s services to private clients include advising in relation to trusts, wills and executries, powers of attorney and guardianships and personal tax advice. The residential property team offers a complete service covering estate agency, conveyancing and mortgage sourcing.
Contact:
Grant Johnson
01382 346407
Rural Services:
Lindsays advises agricultural and landed estate clients and has recognised expertise in crofting, feudal dignities and renewable energy schemes. Specialist advice includes agricultural holding issues, land court applications and single farm payment entitlements. The firm represents clients who have owned their estates for centuries and advises farmers, crofters, renewable energy developers, rural charities and hostelling bodies.
Contact:
Michael Yellowlees
0131 656 5669
Offices:
Edinburgh - Caledonian Exchange, 19a Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8HE
0131 229 1212
Glasgow - 100 Queen Street, Glasgow G1 3DN
0141 221 6551
Dundee:
Seabraes House, 18 Greenmarket, Dundee DD1 4QB
01382 224112
Perth:
10 Blackfriars Street, Perth PH1 5NS
01738 637311
Crieff:
21 Comrie Street, Crieff PH7 4AX
01764 655151
Offices
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Web: www.lindsays.co.uk
Email: [email protected]
Tel: (0131) 229 1212
Fax: (0131) 229 5611