Burness Paull LLP

The family team acts for individuals on separation, arrangements for children including international relocation, cohabitation disputes, prenuptial, postnuptial and cohabitation agreements, adoption and recognition of foreign orders. It often deals with complex assets such as company shares, trusts and farming interests. Two partners are described as accredited mediators and the whole team has trauma informed practice certification. Contact numbers on the page are Edinburgh numbers.

• Listed in Tier 2 of the Legal 500 Scotland family ranking
• Dedicated family and divorce team with two named partners
• Team certified by the Law Society of Scotland in trauma informed practice, per the firm

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Divorce work covers separation agreements and court actions involving the division of property, business interests, pensions and overseas assets, including divorce for clients living abroad. The team is used to cases with complex or high value assets. Two partners are accredited mediators, so mediation is available as an alternative to court. No fee information or legal aid statement is given.

• Family and divorce page covers financial settlements on divorce, including business and pension assets
• Listed in Tier 2 of the Legal 500 Scotland family ranking

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The employment team acts mainly for employers, advising on contracts and policies, restructuring and redundancy, TUPE, trade union matters, investigations, pay gap reporting and the Employment Rights Act 2025, and defending tribunal and appeal claims. It also advises senior executives on severance and service agreements. Several of the employment partners have Glasgow phone numbers. It does not state that it acts for employees bringing claims generally.

• Listed in Tier 1 of the Legal 500 Scotland employment ranking
• Dedicated employment page listing advisory and tribunal work
• Six employment partners named, four with Glasgow contact numbers

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The corporate team advises businesses, owner managed companies and private equity investors on public and private mergers and acquisitions, equity investment, joint ventures, capital markets and restructuring, supported by separate commercial contracts, company secretarial and tax teams. The head of corporate has a Glasgow phone number. This service is aimed at businesses and investors, not private individuals.

• Listed in Tier 1 of the Legal 500 Scotland ranking for Corporate and commercial: Edinburgh and Glasgow
• Dedicated corporate and M&A team with 12 partners, per the firm site
• Separate commercial contracts and company secretarial services

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The immigration team advises employers on sponsorship and global mobility, investors and entrepreneurs relocating to the UK, and individuals on worker visas and British citizenship. It also conducts immigration appeals and judicial review through the tribunals, Court of Session and Supreme Court. The firm states it is a member of the Immigration Law Practitioners' Association and says the team works from Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow. A pricing document for personal immigration is linked.

• Listed in Tier 2 of the Legal 500 Scotland immigration ranking
• Member of the Immigration Law Practitioners' Association, per the firm site
• Handles both business immigration and personal applications

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The dispute resolution division handles commercial litigation, group actions, arbitration and mediation, insurance coverage disputes, professional negligence, real estate litigation, shareholder and fraud disputes, intellectual property, product liability, defamation and reputation work, and debt recovery. It acts for businesses, public bodies and some high profile individuals. A separate team defends personal injury and industrial disease claims for insurers and employers.

• Listed in Tier 1 of the Legal 500 Scotland commercial litigation ranking
• Large division with named leads for several dispute types
• Debt recovery pricing information available on the page

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