One of Scotland’s leading firms in the corporate tax space, Burness Paull LLP is renowned amongst major domestic and international clients for its ability to handle complex tax mandates across the spectrum of areas including employment, PE and management incentives, real estate, renewables, and owner managed businesses. Ronnie Brown Leads the team from Glasgow and maintains a strong reputation in the market, recently advising on the tax aspects of major private equity transactions and real estate projects. The team was significantly bolstered by the addition of Christine Yuill from Pinsent Masons LLP in November 2022; she is highly experienced regarding acquisitions, property, and employment tax advice. Director Nicola Williams is a key contact, especially related to tax aspects of PE and M&A transactions.
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‘Christine Yuill is very user-friendly and down-to-earth.’
‘One factor which makes Christine Yuill stand out is that she can provide both tax advice and employee share plans advice which means she can handle everything rather than needing to seek advice from two specialists.’
‘Their Glasgow-based corporate tax lawyers are very practical and responsive.’
‘Christine Yuill is a stand out. She manages to strike the perfect balance between technical and commercial. She is extremely knowledgeable about tax legislation and share plan rules, and can explain and apply them in a straight up and understandable way.’
‘Christine Yuill does not send essays that are unhelpful like some other tax lawyers. Christine is always quick to respond and progress queries, and appears to work seamlessly under pressure, as the service levels are always high.
‘Partner Christine Yuill has a perfect blend of technical expertise and market knowledge, which is brought to the next level by her practical application, down-to-earth support and charming attitude.’
'The team is great and has recently been enhanced. Christine Yuill's knowledge of share schemes and corporate tax in general is a differentiator.'
'Christine Yuill is very knowledgeable but more importantly is very client-friendly in her engagement.'
Key clients
- The Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Limited
- Access UK Ltd
- Scottish Power
- Abrdn
- Harris Family Trust
- Brookfield Renewable UK Limited (“BRUK”)
- TGI Fridays
- Kester Capital
- David Lloyd Leisure
- Edinburgh Airport
Work highlights
- Advised on the corporate tax structuring in the acquisition of The Inn Collection Group by the Harris Family Trusts.
- Advised Heimstaden Bostad on the tax and legal aspects of one of the biggest build-to-rent developments of the year in Scotland.
- Advised Access UK Ltd on the tax and legal aspects of the acquisitions of Rotaready Limited, Paycircle Limited, ProspectSoft, Caboodle Technology and adamHTT.
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Ronnie Brown