United Kingdom - Scotland • Employment
Burness Paull LLP
Under the leadership of Mandy Laurie from Glasgow, Burness Paull LLP's sizeable practice covers the entire spectrum of employment law, with the team counting players from Scotland’s key industries to its client portfolio, including oil and gas, food and drink, financial services, sport and media. The firm provides TUPE support – where Morag Moffett is an essential contact – and reorganisation advice in transactional matters, while typical contentious work includes employment tribunal claims and senior executive departures, an area in which Morag Hutchison excels. David Morgan anchors the team’s trade union and industrial relations offering. Other key individuals include Andrew Knight, a corporate transactional specialist in the energy sector, and Jennifer Skeoch, who focuses on client relationships in Europe and North America.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'The employment law team headed by Mandy Laurie is excellent. Commercial and pragmatic.'
- 'The experience, knowledge and the ability to provide solutions assists us to take measured and reasonable decisions.'
- 'Mandy Laurie is exceptional. She can always find a pragmatic and commercial solution to any issue.'
- 'David Morgan's experience of handling complex trade union issues has benefited us greatly. His perception and considered analysis is most valuable.'
- 'Andrew Knight is very capable and technically astute.'
- 'Morag Moffett: Very quickly tunes in to any issues that we face, which allows her to give focussed, solutions-driven advice.'
- 'Ronald Mackay: Calm and assured in his advice with a lot of experience of our sector and the challenges that we face.'
Key clients
- Whyte & Mackay
- Independent Television News
- Baker Hughes
- SSE plc.
- Highland Spring
- Scottish Football Association
- Royal Dutch Shell plc
- A.G. Barr plc
- Diageo
- Everton FC
Work highlights
- Appointed to provide employment support to the Chief People and Culture Officer and team at Everton FC.
- Providing Independent Television News with employment support, in addition to foreign legal advice for the client’s overseas workforce.
- Represented Baker Hughes in the successful defence of an employment tribunal claim for unfair dismissal, whistleblowing detriment and race discrimination.
Lawyers
Hall of Fame
The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.
Next Generation Partners
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Mandy Laurie