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| Company type | Limited Liability Partnership |
|---|---|
| Industry | Legal |
| Founded | 1754 |
| Headquarters | Aberdeen, Scotland, UK |
Area served | Scotland |
| Services | Legal Services & Land Management |
| Website | burnett-reid |
Burnett & Reid LLP is a "full service" law firm in Aberdeen, Scotland. It claims to be the oldest legal practice in the city and one of the longest established legal practices in the United Kingdom. [1]
In 2015, the company was ranked in the UK Legal 500 for Private Client, [2] and by Chambers & Partners for their expertise in Agricultural Law. [3] The firm are also members of the ASPC.
According to the company's website, Burnett & Reid's practice covers the following areas:
Burnett & Reid was first established by William Burnett on 11 July 1754, when Burnett was fully admitted to membership of Society of Advocates. [4] William was eventually succeeded in the business by his sixth son, Thomas Burnett, who joined the business in 1796, [4] and in turn was joined in 1823 by his son, Newell Burnett. [4]
Following the death of his father, Newell Burnett assumed John Reid as a partner at which point the firm first began trading under the name of "Burnett & Reid". [4]
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