Burness Paull LLP features a ‘highly efficient and effective’ team proficient in managing commercial disputes across the energy, real estate, and telecoms sectors, the latter being an area in which practice head Gary Moffat excels. Joanna Fulton specialises in product liability and product safety matters, bringing substantial experience in group litigation. Jody Crockett heads the firm’s English commercial disputes team from Glasgow, with a focus on High Court litigation and international arbitration. Stephen Farrell was elevated to partner in August 2023, supporting the firm’s real estate litigation and sports practices.
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Testimonials
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‘The Burness Paull team is highly efficient and effective. They work extremely hard on behalf of their clients - and are a pleasure to work with.’
‘Gary Moffat is just excellent. As an individual with wide interests, he is always able to connect well with clients of diverse backgrounds. Very capable and experienced.’
‘A small and agile team with Magic Circle pedigree and quality.’
‘Jody Crockett is responsive, commercial, and pragmatic’
‘The team is very committed and seeks to pursue all the avenues they can think of to protect clients' interests.’
'Joanna Fulton is brilliant with an incredible strategic mind and an ability to quickly master the detail of complicated matters and get to the heart of the client's interests.'
Key clients
- Vodafone
- Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Limited
- Elite Sports Group Limited
- The Insolvency Service
- Highlands & Islands Enterprise
- Scottish Water
- Neos Networks
- Galbraith Trawlers Limited
- FMC Technologies Limited
- Moray Offshore Renewable Power Limited
Work highlights
- Acted for an automotive manufacturer in a group claim action initiated by thousands of consumers.
- Advised Highlands & Islands Enterprise in agreeing to an £11m settlement of multiple litigation claims arising from the closure of the funicular railway at the Cairngorm Mountain resort.
- Acted for Moray Offshore in a commercial litigation claim valued at £400m.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Gary Moffat
Practice head
Gary Moffat
Other key lawyers
Joanna Fulton; Jody Crockett; Stephen Farrell