Burnett & Reid

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Burnett & Reid LLP
Company type Limited Liability Partnership
IndustryLegal
Founded1754
Headquarters Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
Number of locations
3
Area served
 Scotland
ServicesLegal Services & Land Management
Number of employees
c. 70
Website burnett-reid.co.uk

Burnett & Reid LLP is a "full service" law firm in Aberdeen, Scotland. It is the oldest legal practice in the city [1] and claims to be one of the longest established legal practices in the United Kingdom. [2] The firm has two offices in Aberdeen and one in Banchory.

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Services

According to the company's website, [3] Burnett & Reid's practice covers the following areas:

History

Burnett & Reid was first established by William Burnett on 11 July 1754, when he 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]

In 2012 the firm converted to an LLP, becoming Burnett & Reid LLP and on 1 May 2024, the firm announced it was merging with two other Aberdeen-based legal firms, [5] to become one of the largest full service legal practices headquartered in Aberdeen. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Walker, Peter A. (1 May 2024). "Three Aberdeen legal firms announce merger". businessInsider. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  2. ↑ "About Us, Burnett & Reid, Solicitors & Estate Agents". Burnett-reid.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Solutions for life and business". Site. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Henderson, John Alexander (1929). "A History of the Society of Advocates in Aberdeen", Aberdeen: Aberdeen University
  5. ↑ "Law firms merge to create major North-east player". AGCC. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  6. ↑ "Aberdeen law firms merge under Burnett & Reid banner". Scottish Legal News. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
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