Blackadders LLP

The family team advises on residence, contact and parental responsibilities, separation, cohabitation and prenuptial agreements, and offers mediation and collaborative practice as alternatives to court. The firm publishes indicative family fees, including initial meeting charges and fixed fees for simplified and undefended divorces. The firm's Glasgow office page does not list family law among the services offered there, so the team may be based elsewhere.

• Dedicated pages for child law, separation, cohabitation, prenuptial agreements, mediation and collaborative practice
• Indicative family law fees published on the firm's cost transparency page
• Chambers UK 2027 ranks the firm in Band 2 for Family/Matrimonial in Scotland
• Ranked Tier 3 for Family in The Legal 500 UK Scotland

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The divorce page explains the grounds for divorce in Scotland and the firm's experience with financial disputes and pension sharing. Published fees include a fixed fee of 400 pounds plus VAT and court dues for a simplified divorce and 1,500 pounds plus VAT and outlays for an undefended divorce. The team is led by partner Craig Samson. Glasgow is listed as an office, but the team's base is not stated.

• Dedicated divorce service page
• Fixed divorce fees published on the cost transparency page
• Chambers UK 2027 Band 2 for Family/Matrimonial in Scotland

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The residential property team handles purchases, sales and remortgages. Published fees start at 1,500 pounds plus VAT for a purchase, 1,400 pounds plus VAT for a sale and 995 pounds plus VAT for a remortgage. Property work is listed among the services offered from the Glasgow office, and the firm appointed a Glasgow head of residential property in 2018.

• Dedicated residential property page with a named team
• Purchase, sale and remortgage fees published
• Glasgow office page lists property services

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The employment team acts for employees, workers, directors and partners on contracts, pay, grievances, disciplinary matters, dismissal, redundancy, discrimination, whistleblowing, restrictive covenants and tribunal claims, and also advises employers through a separate business page. Indicative tribunal cost ranges are published. Employment law is listed among the Glasgow office services.

• Separate employment pages for individuals and for businesses
• Indicative tribunal costs published
• Chambers UK 2027 Band 3 for Employment in Scotland
• Glasgow office page lists employment law

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The private client group prepares wills and advises on inheritance tax, lifetime gifting, trusts, care cost planning and legal rights claims, with separate services for powers of attorney and guardianships. Fixed prices are published, for example from 400 pounds plus VAT for a standard will and from 400 pounds plus VAT for a power of attorney. The Glasgow office page lists private client work among its services.

• Dedicated wills, succession and tax planning page plus powers of attorney, trusts and guardianship pages
• Fixed will and power of attorney prices published
• Ranked Tier 2 for Personal tax, trusts and executries in The Legal 500 UK Scotland
• Glasgow office page lists private client services

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The executry team winds up estates with or without a will, including estates with overseas assets, and handles inheritance tax, court processes and contentious matters. The firm publishes estimate bands, from 3,000 to 8,000 pounds plus VAT for a straightforward estate, and an initial advice meeting fee. The team includes a dedicated executries manager, and Glasgow is among the offices offering private client work.

• Dedicated executry and estates page with a large named team
• Executry fee estimate bands published
• Ranked Tier 2 for Personal tax, trusts and executries in The Legal 500 UK Scotland

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The corporate team advises on mergers and acquisitions, investment rounds, employee ownership transitions, share schemes, restructuring and governance, with cross-border support through the Legus International network. Separate pages cover commercial contracts, IP and technology, and banking and finance. Corporate work is listed among the services offered from the Glasgow office.

• Dedicated corporate and commercial contracts pages
• Glasgow office page lists corporate law
• Chambers UK 2027 Band 5 for Corporate/M&A in Scotland

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The dispute resolution team handles insolvency, property, landlord and tenant, professional negligence, contract, shareholder, insurance and debt recovery disputes for businesses, and will, trust, executry and attorney disputes for individuals, appearing in courts up to the UK Supreme Court. The team is led by partner Fiona Muirs. The Glasgow office page does not list litigation, so the team's Glasgow presence is unconfirmed.

• Dedicated dispute resolution pages for businesses and individuals
• Ranked Tier 2 for Contentious trusts and probate in The Legal 500 UK Scotland

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