Lindsays

Lindsays is a Scottish law firm that provides legal services to individuals, families, and businesses across Scotland. The firm operates from offices located in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, Perth, and Crieff, offering a comprehensive range of legal expertise. Lindsays positions itself as a full-service firm where specialists collaborate to deliver integrated services. The company aims to provide tailored and expert advice, regardless of the scale of the client's business or personal needs.

Established in 1815, Lindsays has a history spanning over two centuries, with some client relationships extending back for decades or even hundreds of years. The firm is committed to building enduring relationships and understanding the specific requirements of its clients. Lindsays adopts a flexible and creative approach, focusing on delivering practical solutions designed to help clients achieve their objectives. This approach is applied consistently to both new and long-standing clients, whether they are businesses or individuals.

For businesses, Lindsays offers advice across various aspects of corporate and commercial law. This includes guiding start-ups and spin-outs from their inception through to sale, assisting with shareholder and partnership agreements, contract negotiation, and intellectual property protection. The firm also supports companies with refinancing, venture capital raising, restructuring through mergers, acquisitions, and management buy-outs, as well as the sale or acquisition of businesses. Lindsays provides counsel on employment law, covering contracts, policies, redundancies, discrimination, and representation at tribunals.

Additionally, the firm has expertise in rural services, advising agricultural and landed estate clients on matters such as crofting, feudal dignities, and renewable energy schemes. Its commercial property and construction team handles property transactions, including acquisitions, sales, commercial leasing, investment, finance, and the development process, acting for institutional investors, developers, landlords, and tenants. The firm also offers litigation and dispute resolution services for commercial and contract disputes, bankruptcy, debt recovery, and landlord and tenant law. The firm also provides a range of services for private clients and families.

This includes advice on trusts, wills, executries, powers of attorney, guardianships, and personal tax matters. Lindsays' residential property team offers a complete estate agency and conveyancing service. The family law team addresses all aspects of family law, such as divorce, separation rights, cohabitation, and child-related issues including maintenance, access, adoption, and educational rights. While Lindsays possesses extensive expertise in commercial property and acts for developers and landlords, its primary focus is as a full-service law firm.

The company does not exclusively or primarily operate as a Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) provider. Its commercial property services encompass a broad spectrum of property transactions and development processes, rather than specializing solely in student housing. Lindsays emphasizes the quality of its people, investing in training and personal development to ensure its team comprises expert advisers who combine commercial understanding with legal excellence. Many of the firm's lawyers are accredited specialists in their respective fields.

The company is also involved in corporate social responsibility initiatives, aiming to support the communities and clients that have contributed to its growth since its founding. Lindsays maintains a presence across Scotland and is a member of Law Exchange International, providing clients with access to legal services in other countries.