2024 is a major milestone for Murray Beith Murray LLP, as we celebrate 175 years as ‘trusted advisors to generations’ of clients. Our leading boutique private client practice was established in 1849 by Andrew Murray and Donald Beith, later assuming George John Murray; and since then, the firm has specialised in meeting the legal, financial, and administrative needs of individuals and families, family trusts, charities and private companies.

Advising landowners and farmers has been at the core of the firm’s business since the start. Today, Murray Beith Murray has one of the most experienced specialist rural teams in Scotland, acting for investors; conservationists; and clients involved in sporting activities, forestry, and renewables, and our rural focus includes:

• Agricultural and rural property acquisitions and disposals (covering farms, estates, forests and salmon fisheries)
• Wealth management for landowners, including tax, financial and estate planning
• Rural land planning, development and management
• Land diversification
• Renewables projects (including wind, solar and hydro schemes)
• Conservation and environmental issues, including the impact of ‘carbon’ in relation to transactional work • Sporting rights and leases
• Servitudes, including in respect of forests and minerals
• Rural landlord and tenant matters including telecommunication masts
• Security work
• Rural property disputes
• Compulsory purchase
• Agricultural leasing for landlords and tenants
• Subsidies and appeals

With the firm’s rural offering recognised by prestigious directories such as The Legal 500 UK and Chambers UK, we have a reputation for expertise in advising high-net-worth clients in relation to complex matters.

As a multi-disciplinary practice, collaboration is at the centre of everything we do, drawing on collective thinking from private client lawyers to ensure rural clients are provided with combined and seamless advice, and the totality of their affairs are considered. Outwith the firm, Murray Beith Murray collaborates with a respected network of land and estate agents, bankers and other specialist professionals, to ensure clients’ needs are met in a ‘joined-up’ and efficient manner.

For more information, please contact Andrew Linehan.

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