The Legal 500

Gillespie Macandrew LLP

76-80 MORNINGSIDE ROAD, EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND

What we say about the firm's legal practice in Scotland

Crime, fraud and licensing

Within Licensing, Gillespie Macandrew LLP is a third tier firm,

Gillespie Macandrew LLP’s Andrew Williams is a highly regarded expert for liquor and civic government licensing matters.

Finance

Within Insolvency and corporate recovery Insolvency and corporate recovery

Private client

Within Agriculture and estates, Gillespie Macandrew LLP is a second tier firm,

The land and rural business department at Gillespie Macandrew LLP advised on numerous high-value estate transactions in 2010. Team head Robert Scott-Dempster is ‘second to none’, and the group was strengthened by the recruitment of Alistair Anderson from Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP.

Within Charities, Gillespie Macandrew LLP is a third tier firm,

Gillespie Macandrew LLP acts for MacMillan Cancer Support on contentious matters, and is advising Poppyscotland on a cross-border merger. Practice head Tom Murray is recommended.

Within Personal tax, trusts and executries, Gillespie Macandrew LLP is a third tier firm,

Tom Murray heads the team at Gillespie Macandrew LLP, which offers a comprehensive service to its roster of private clients. The group includes investment consultants, rural and business lawyers, and tax specialists. John McArthur heads the tax and trust advisory department.

Projects, energy and natural resources

Within Energy (excluding oil and gas), Gillespie Macandrew LLP is a third tier firm,

Gillespie Macandrew LLP’s energy team provides an ‘exemplary level of service’. The firm has formalised its renewable energy expertise under practice head Kirsty MacPherson, noted for her ability to ‘see the bigger picture and not get lost in the detail’. Derek McCulloch is also recommended, for his ‘years of experience in the field of hydro electricity development’.


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Scotland

Offices in Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH12, and Edinburgh EH3

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