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  • Simon Leslie

    Simon Leslie

    Chairman

    Simon has an extraordinary breadth of knowledge with a thorough grounding in private client tax and trust law but also land law; in particular development land.  He represents a large range of clients » more

    0131 260 7516

  • Ian Turnbull

    Ian Turnbull

    Managing Partner

    Ian is the Managing Partner of the firm and has a wealth of knowledge and experience gained from over 25 years of dealing with a wide range of corporate, commercial, property and » more

    0131 260 7538

  • Derek McCulloch

    Derek McCulloch

    Head of Commercial

    Derek is dual qualified as a Solicitor in Scotland and England & Wales and he is head of the firm's Commercial Department. Derek has over 20 years of experience advising and counselling global » more

    0131 260 7532

  • Robert Scott-Dempster

    Robert Scott-Dempster

    Head of Land and Rural Business

    Robert is head of our Land and Rural Business department. He is an accredited specialist by the Law Society of Scotland and his main area of practice lies in agriculture and landed estates, rural » more

    0131 260 7544

  • Tom Murray

    Tom Murray

    Head of Private Client & Charity

    Tom is Head of the firm's Private Client department and Charity team. He has many years of experience in advising landowners and families on the complexities of tax and succession planning. Tom also » more

    0131 260 7501

  • Alistair Anderson

    Alistair Anderson

    Partner, Land and Rural Business

    Alistair specialises in assisting and supporting his clients through their property purchases.  He has significant experience of advising clients within the rural sector, where he works mainly with individuals but also with several » more

    0131 225 1677

  • Gordon Cairns

    Gordon Cairns

    Partner, Private Client

    Gordon is a partner in the Private Client department, having previously been Head of the Residential Department for the first three years following the merger of Garden Haig, where he was senior partner » more

    0131 260 7570

  • Gordon Hamilton

    Gordon  Hamilton

    Partner, Residential Property

    Gordon qualified in 1978 and became a partner in 2004 when Garden Haig merged with Gillespie Macandrew. He is head of the firm's Conveyancing Team, within the Residential Department. His main areas of » more

    0131 260 7561

  • Wilson Hunter

    Wilson Hunter

    Head of Residential

    Wilson is the Head of the firm's Residential Department, comprising the estate agency arm, Hunters Residential which has offices in Morningside and Atholl Crescent and the Conveyancing team, based in the Head Office » more

    0131 446 2346

  • Gordon Innes

    Gordon Innes

    Head of Litigation & Dispute Resolution

    Gordon is Head of the firm's Litigation and Dispute Resolution Services department. Qualifying as a solicitor in 1979 and becoming a partner in 1982, he has significant expertise in litigation, arbitration and adjudication » more

    0131 240 0773

  • Kenneth Irons

    Kenneth Irons

    Partner, Commercial Property

    Kenneth is an experienced commercial property and property finance lawyer. He has extensive knowledge of property issues for multi-national and large corporate clients, SMEs and family businesses operating in a wide range of » more

    0131 260 7564

  • Colin Mackay

    Colin Mackay

    Partner, Commercial Property

    Colin is a Senior Partner in the firm's Housebuilder & Developer team.  He has extensive experience in advising on site acquisition, assembly and plot disposal and all aspects of leasing and conveyancing.  He also specialises in rural » more

    0131 240 0784

  • Kirsty Macpherson

    Kirsty Macpherson

    Partner, Commercial Property

    Kirsty heads up the Strategic Land Group and the Energy, Climate Change & Natural Resources Group. Acting for both developers and landowners in the sale/purchase of land for residential and mixed use development, she has experience in » more

    0131 260 7543

  • John McArthur

    John McArthur

    Partner, Private Client Tax

    John joined the firm's Private Client department in 1988 and he was assumed as a partner in March 1993. He specialises in Wills, Trusts and Executries and has significant experience in all » more

    0131 260 7521

  • Christian Melville

    Christian Melville

    Partner, Private Client

    Christian specialises in tax and estate planning and advises individuals on succession, capital tax mitigation, trust law, charity law, and asset protection. A member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, Christian » more

    0131 260 7565

  • David Milne

    David Milne

    Partner, Commercial Property

    David is Lead Partner in our Commercial Property Transactions team. David advises both purchasers and sellers of commercial and investment property spanning Scotland's main business sectors. His recent transactions have included shopping centre » more

    0131 240 0760

  • Elspeth Paget

    Elspeth Paget

    Partner, Private Client

    Elspeth is a Private Client partner, specialising in Elderly Client Law and she is head of the firm's Executry Team. She is a member of the Society of Trust and Executry Practitioners (STEP).  » more

    0131 240 0751

  • Morag Radcliffe

    Morag Radcliffe

    Partner, Corporate

    Having worked as a corporate lawyer for 26 years, Morag offers vast experience in this area.   Her particular expertise is in corporate structures, funding, and wider legal frameworks, constitutions and governance.  She works for » more

    0131 240 0787

  • Christopher Smith

    Christopher Smith

    Partner, Corporate

    Christopher is lead partner in the Corporate Department at Gillespie Macandrew and is dual-qualified in Scotland and in England & Wales. He joined the firm as a trainee in 1992 and became a » more

    0131 260 7540

  • Harry Smith

    Harry Smith

    Partner, Housebuilder & Development

    Harry specialises in residential development work and heads our Housebuilder Team, a team that is dedicated to the needs of the house building industry. Twenty five years of involvement with housebuilders, including eight » more

    0131 225 1677

  • John Stirling

    John Stirling

    Partner, Litigation and Dispute Resolution

    John Stirling became a partner of Bennett & Robertson in 2001 and, by merger, a partner in Gillespie Macandrew in 2004.  He is a solicitor advocate and focuses on corporate, property litigation and » more

    0131 240 0774

  • Andrew Williams

    Andrew Williams

    Partner, Litigation & Dispute Resolution

    Andrew became a partner in 1985 at Bennett & Robertson and joined Gillespie Macandrew as a partner in 2004 through merger. His main areas of expertise are with licensing matters (both Liquor » more

    0131 240 0775

  • Hazel Tait

    Hazel Tait

    Partner

    Hazel is a Partner within the energy team.  Hazel has extensive experience in Onshore Wind, Hydro, Wave, Tidal, and Offshore Wind projects, including Rounds 2, 2.5, 3 and Scottish Territorial Waters.  She has » more

    0131 225 1677

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