Burness Paull lawyers working across the full range of legal specialisms have been recognised in the 2025 edition of Chambers and Partners, the independent professional legal research company.

Since being founded in 1990, Chambers and Partners has been delivering detailed rankings and insights into the world's top lawyers, legal departments, and law firms. Following months of in-depth research, including interviews with peers and clients, Burness Paull’s lawyers achieved 41 practice area and 101 individual rankings.

Our rankings include not only a growing group of established, highly respected practitioners, but also a strong cohort of lawyers judged to be ‘Up and Coming’ and ‘Associates to Watch’. This reflects the strength and depth of talent across the firm and at all levels, and our continued focus on attracting and developing exceptional talent who can deliver the very best outcomes for our clients.

We are grateful to our clients who continue place their trust in us and for providing their feedback, which contributes heavily to the rankings.

Eminent practitioner

• Peter Lawson (Corporate M&A)

Band One

• Hazel Moffat (Administrative & Public Law)
• Jonathan Heaney (Banking & Finance)
• Colin Miller (Competition Law)
• Mark Ellis (Corporate M&A)
• David Davidson (Corporate M&A)
• David Morgan (Employment)
• Bob Ruddiman (Energy – Oil & Gas)
• Richard Smith (Family/Matrimonial)
• Jamie Kerr (Immigration)
• Grace McGill (Immigration)
• Callum Sinclair (Information Technology)
• Andrew Forsyth (Insurance)
• Ashley Jones (Insurance)
• Colin Hulme (Intellectual Property; Media & Entertainment)
• Paula Kennedy (Partnerships)
• Sarah Phillips (Pensions)
• Margaret Meehan (Pensions)
• Joanna Fulton (Product Liability)
• Richard Rennie (Real Estate)
• Alan McMillan (Real Estate Litigation)
• Michael Thomson (Restructuring & Insolvency)
• Ronnie Brown (Tax)

Band Two

• James Drysdale (Agriculture & Rural Affairs)
• Dawn Reoch (Banking & Finance)
• John Kennedy (Banking & Finance)
• Mark Kirke (Construction)
• Gavin Paton (Construction)
• Robert Burns (Corporate M&A)
• Chris Gotts (Corporate M&A)
• Grant Stevenson (Corporate M&A)
• Ronnie Brown (Employee Share Schemes)
• Christine Yuill (Employee Share Schemes)
• Peter Ward (Energy – Renewables)
• Jennifer Wilkie (Family/Matrimonial)
• Lynne Gray (Financial Crime; Health & Safety)
• David Goodbrand (Information Technology; Intellectual Property)
• Colin Miller (Intellectual Property)
• Graeme Palmer (Local Government)
• Hazel Moffat (Parliamentary & Public Affairs)
• Andrew Christie (Partnerships)
• Ruaridh Cole (Partnerships)
• Alasdair Sutherland (Planning)
• Claire MacPherson (Private Wealth Law)
• Colin McKenzie (Private Wealth Law)
• Fiona Clarke (Private Wealth Law)
• Nick Naddell (Real Estate)
• Gary Moffat (Restructuring & Insolvency)
• Andrew Forsyth (Shipping)
• Stephen Farrell (Sport)

Band Three

• Linda Tinson (Agriculture & Rural Affairs)
• Alan Cassels (Banking & Finance)
• Caroline Maciver (Construction)
• Hazel Moffat (Data Protection & Information Law)
• David Goodbrand (Data Protection & Information Law)
• Ronald Mackay (Employment)
• Mandy Laurie (Employment)
• Brian Hemming (Energy – Oil & Gas)
• Neil Bruce (Energy – Renewables)
• Joanna Fulton (Litigation)
• Gary Moffat (Litigation)
• Andrew Forsyth (Personal Injury: Mainly Defendant)
• Neil Smith (Personal Injury: Mainly Defendant)
• Emma Dewar (Planning)
• Ashley Jones (Professional Negligence)
• Graeme Palmer (Public Procurement – UK Wide)
• David Stewart (Real Estate)
• Scott Peterkin (Real Estate)
• Stephen Farrell (Real Estate Litigation)
• Allana Sweeney (Restructuring & Insolvency)
• Peter Chambers (Social Housing)
• Christine Yuill (Tax)

Band Four

• James Forbes (Construction)
• Alasdair Freeman (Corporate M&A)
• Paul Scullion (Corporate M&A)
• Jennifer Skeoch (Employment)
• Jody Crockett (Litigation)
• Richard Goodfellow (Real Estate)

Band Five

• John Strachan (Real Estate)

Up and Coming

• Catriona Macallan (Corporate M&A)
• Sophie Coffey (Energy – Renewables)
• Lynne Moss (Financial Crime; Health & Safety)
• Amna Ashraf (Immigration)
• Murray Cree (Information Technology)
• Liam Young (Pensions)
• Pauline McCulloch (Product Liability)
• Louise Chambers (Social Housing)

Star Associate

• Emma Maxwell (Charities)

Associate to Watch

• Louise McErlean (Administrative & Public Law)
• Lorna McKay (Agriculture & Rural Affairs)
• Steven Stewart (Environment)
• Megan Briggs (Intellectual Property; Media & Entertainment)
• Rebecca Ablett (Intellectual Property)
• Richard MacDonald (Pensions)
• David Antonelli (Social Housing)
• Ruth McNaught (Social Housing)

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