Burnett & Reid
Burnett & Reid LLP is a full service law firm in Aberdeen, Scotland. It claims to be the oldest legal practice in the city and one of the longest established legal practices in the United Kingdom.[1]
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| Type | Limited Liability Partnership |
|---|---|
| Industry | Legal |
| Founded | 1754 |
| Headquarters | Aberdeen, Scotland, UK |
Area served | Scotland |
| Services | Legal Services & Land Management |
| Website | burnett-reid |
Services
It is ranked in the UK Legal 500 for Private Client,[2] and by Chambers & Partners for their expertise in Agricultural Law.[3] The firm are also members of the ASPC. According to the firm's website, their full practice includes the areas of:
- Agricultural Law
- Commercial Property
- Corporate Law
- Litigation
- Oil & Gas Law
- Private Client
- Renewables
- Residential Property
- Trust Law
History
Burnett & Reid was first established by William Burnett on 11 July 1754, when Burnett was fully admitted to membership of Society of Advocates.[4] William was eventually succeeded in the business by his sixth son, Thomas Burnett, who joined the business in 1796,[4] and who in turn was joined in the business in 1823 by his son, Newell Burnett.[4]
Following the death of his father, Newell Burnett assumed John Reid as a partner at which point the firm first began trading under the name of "Burnett & Reid".[4] In 2012, the firm converted to an LLP, adopting the name Burnett & Reid LLP.
References
- "About Us, Burnett & Reid, Solicitors & Estate Agents". Burnett-reid.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- Legal500. "Private Client - Scotland". legal500.com. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- Chambers & Partners. "Agricultre - Scotland". www.chambersandpartners.com. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- Henderson, John Alexander (1929). "A History of the Society of Advocates in Aberdeen", Aberdeen: Aberdeen University