Blackadders LLP

The firm:

Blackadders LLP is a national law firm with offices in Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, and Glasgow. Our dedicated team provides expertise across private and commercial law, delivering tailored solutions to individuals, businesses, and organisations throughout Scotland and beyond.

We are committed to transparency, innovation and efficiency, seamlessly blending modern practices with our firm’s strong traditional values. Client service is central to everything we do, and our cross-border collaborations ensure that we can handle even the most complex legal challenges with confidence and care.

The firm’s business lawyers are known for their straight talking and for the delivery of agreed outcomes. They have the attitude and experience to help clients achieve their business objectives by providing responsive, clear and strategic commercial advice. The underlying aim in handling all business work is to safeguard the clients’ financial future. This is achieved by spending time learning about each client and understanding how they wish to take their business forward.

Types of work undertaken: The firm’s emphasis is on maintaining long-term, mutually beneficial relationships with clients and this has resulted in a substantial portfolio of private individuals, SMEs and large corporate clients. The firm focuses on the following principal areas of work:

Corporate: the firm’s specialist team is expert in all areas of commercial and corporate work, especially corporate finance, corporate financial planning, dispute resolution, licensing, and intellectual property and technology.

Employment: the award-winning employment team is highly rated and is recognised for its expertise. The team offers the full range of services spanning the entire employer/employee relationship, from recruitment through to retirement.

Private client: the team of experienced private client lawyers and client care specialists advise on a full range of issues such as wills, trusts, executries, powers of attorney and inheritance tax planning. The team works to ensure each client’s financial wellbeing is maximised, using specific wealth planning strategies tailored to fit individuals, family trusts or other private groups’ needs.

Family/matrimonial: the award winning family law team’s knowledge and experience combine to ensure that clients feel supported during a potentially difficult time in their lives. The team focuses on child law, separation and divorce, and collaborative mediation.

Property: the property services division includes commercial real estate, rural and residential conveyancing.

Offices:  Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh & Glasgow.