Burnett & Reid
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| Company type | Limited Liability Partnership |
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| Industry | Legal |
| Founded | 1754 |
| Headquarters | Aberdeen, Scotland, UK |
Area served | Scotland |
| Services | Legal Services & Land Management |
Number of employees | c. 70 |
| Website | burnett-reid |
Burnett & Reid LLP is a "full service" law firm in Aberdeen, Scotland. It is the oldest legal practice in the city[1] and claims to be one of the longest established legal practices in the United Kingdom.[2] The firm has two offices in Aberdeen and one in Banchory.
Services
[edit]According to the company's website,[3] Burnett & Reid's practice covers the following areas:
- Agricultural Law
- Commercial Property
- Corporate Law
- Family Law
- Litigation
- Oil & Gas Law
- Private Client
- Renewables
- Residential Property
- Trust Law
History
[edit]Burnett & Reid was first established by William Burnett on 11 July 1754, when he 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 in turn was joined 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, becoming Burnett & Reid LLP and on 1 May 2024, the firm announced it was merging with two other Aberdeen-based legal firms,[5] to become one of the largest full service legal practices headquartered in Aberdeen.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Walker, Peter A. (1 May 2024). "Three Aberdeen legal firms announce merger". businessInsider. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ "About Us, Burnett & Reid, Solicitors & Estate Agents". Burnett-reid.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ^ "Solutions for life and business". Site. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d Henderson, John Alexander (1929). "A History of the Society of Advocates in Aberdeen", Aberdeen: Aberdeen University
- ^ "Law firms merge to create major North-east player". AGCC. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ "Aberdeen law firms merge under Burnett & Reid banner". Scottish Legal News. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.