Agriculture and rural
Working across the farming, forestry, fisheries and food sectors, we support landowners, tenants and producers.
We know the law. We understand our market.
We have significant expertise advising individuals, as well as business clients in sectors that drive the regional economy.
Arbitration law
Effective counsel in handling legal processes beyond traditional court means.
Banking and finance law
Expert team advising banks and other financial institutions on secured and unsecured lending, business acquisition and asset finance transactions.
Bankruptcy and insolvency law
Extensive experience providing practical advice and assistance to secure the best outcome for all parties.
Business restructuring and corporate finance
Advising on the design and delivery of group structures, and helping rearrange corporate affairs to generate business or tax efficiencies.
Charities law
In-depth expertise, offering expert counsel to the third sector.
Commercial contracts
Offering pragmatic, informed and astute advice, supporting effective risk management implementation.
Commercial property
With one of the largest dedicated teams in the North and North East of Scotland, we have extensive, in-depth expertise delivering the full range of commercial property services.
Company registration services
Extensive knowledge and experience of the legal processes of registration and filing for all sizes of companies and incorporated bodies.
Competition law
Offering the very best legal advice to businesses: supporting fair trading nationally and internationally.
Construction law
Efficient, pragmatic and extensive experience in both contentious and non-contentious construction and engineering law.
Corporate law
Providing clear, practical advice supporting a range of businesses from entrepreneurial start ups to established private and public sector companies and multinationals.
Data protection and GDPR
Proactive support that protects your business — the right approach for data protection.
Debt recovery
Our experienced lawyers efficiently and effectively guide you through the debt recovery process.
Defamation law
Our team will help you safeguard and promote your reputation: protecting your business.
Defender reparation law
Our defender reparation team carries out all types of work for major insurers and local authorities.
Divorce and family law
We have significant experience in divorce and family law, meaning we’re ideally placed to help you find the best solution for you and your family.
Employment law
Our employment lawyers in Aberdeen, Inverness and Edinburgh expertly manage human resources legalities and workplace contractual matters.
Energy law
Rooted in the European oil and gas industry, with experience dating back to the 1970s and drawing on the firm’s network of specialists, our team has extensive experience in advising on energy sector transactions and operations.
Environmental law
Our team delivers expert counsel on nature conservation, water course and contamination issues.
Estate agency
Whether buying, leasing, or selling, our partner-led team ensures you get the best possible deal: helping you make the most of your investment.
Financial services
Our independent financial advisors help you get what you want out of life, whatever happens.
Health and safety law
Our expert team has extensive health and safety experience, proven to help clients deliver best practice guidelines.
Immigration
Our team has considerable expertise in immigration law and processes: ensuring your business remains compliant.
Insurance law
Our expert team guides you in defence of personal injury and insurance based civil actions in the Court of Session and sheriff courts across Scotland.
International trade law
Our team has decades of experience working with entrepreneurial start-ups, established companies and multinationals: supporting clients with clear, practical and commercially astute advice.
IP and IT law
Safeguarding your business. Protecting your assets.
Leasing - commercial
Expertise that ensures you realise the best value from your property.
Leasing - residential
Clear, informed advice that helps you unlock more profit from your property.
Licensing law
With significant expertise in licensing law, our team provides a comprehensive service to private and commercial clients across Scotland.
Litigation and dispute resolution
Our litigation teams based in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Inverness have specialist expertise across a broad spectrum of nationally significant sectors.
Maritime law
With a long history of handling accident and injury claims, charter party issues and violations of rules at sea, our team will clearly explain all your options.
Mediation
Our experienced team is ideally equipped to help you resolve disputes by agreement, rather than through the courts.
Mergers and acquisitions
Our team has decades of experience offering clear, commercially astute advice to help clients achieve their business goals.
Partnerships
With a long history of advising on structuring, registrations and succession planning, trust our team to counsel you on the right type of partnership for your business.
Personal injury law
Valuable support for insurance firms and the public sector.
Planning law
Our experienced team is well equipped to handle public and private sector planning permissions; develop stakeholder agreements; and resolve compulsory purchase and compensation actions.
Private client law
Our team offers professional expertise covering all aspects of life: from family to agricultural law, to corporate matters and litigation.
Regulatory compliance and governance
Ensuring compliance in an increasing complex regulatory environment.
Renewable energy
Acting for clients including landowners, project developers, power companies, banks and financiers, our team has experience across the spectrum of renewable technologies.
Residential property
Our experienced partner-led team supports you, supervising the process of buying, leasing, or selling from beginning to end.
Solicitor advocacy
Trust our team of solicitor advocates who have practised in the highest courts.
Solicitor referrals
Legal Alliance — Your clients, our expertise.
Start ups
From areas including employment law support to commercial law and regulatory compliance, our team has decades of experience working with entrepreneurial start-ups.
Wills and succession planning
Ledingham Chalmers has an experienced team of private client lawyers equipped to give practical guidance suited to your individual needs.
