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Burness Paull LLP

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Burness Paull LLP houses a broad offering, with its key areas of expertise spanning healthcare infrastructure and energy projects, investments into life sciences companies, and acquisitions and disposals in the healthcare sector. The team is also well-equipped to handle product liability work. Chris Horsley is a key contact for public and private sector clients seeking advice on the emergency procurement of healthcare facilities and private hospital development issues. Fiona Nicolson has since left the firm.
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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Responsive, careful and considered. We work together on a product liability litigation, and they have been impressive.’

  • 'This team has a unique place in the Scottish market. Its lawyers are Scottish legal experts, but they also are very well plugged into the global legal market and are an easy adjunct where we need to assemble international teams with international expertise.'

  • 'Joanna Fulton has always greatly impressed. She is friendly, familiar with the demands of global clients and easy to work with.'

  • 'Pauline McCullough - sensible, commercial and plugged in with global clients and market developments, as well as being able to explain the complex Scottish vaguaries to those less well-versed. She spots opportunities and has a good profile for thought leadership.'

Key clients

  • NHS Lothian
  • Hub West Scotland Limited
  • PureHealth Holding LLC
  • Rua Lifesciences
  • GBUK Group Limited
  • Medtronic
  • Boehringer Ingelheim Venture GmbH
  • Merck
  • Sanctuary Group
  • Cancer Research Scotland Institute

Work highlights

Advised Northwest Healthcare Properties REIT on the £500 million sale of its UK private hospital portfolio to Assura plc.
Advised major UK medical device company GBUK Group on a range of legal services.
Advising NHS Lothian in relation to its key infrastructure projects.

Practice head

Chris Horsley

Other key lawyers

Joanna Fulton; Paul Scullion; Pauline McCulloch