Solicitors in Edinburgh
If you are an individual, business or organisation looking for practical and personalised legal advice, look no further than our team of experienced lawyers. Based in central Edinburgh, close to the historic Edinburgh Castle and Usher Hall, we are easy to reach on foot and by public transport.
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Divorce Solicitors in EdinburghYou can contact us using the details below for a confidential initial discussion about what you need help with. Or follow the links below to read more about our legal services:
Get in touch with us
58 Morrison Street
Edinburgh
EH3 8BP
Tel: 0131 270 7700
Fax: 0131 202 4088
Email: info@andersonstrathern.co.uk
How to reach us
Reaching us by car
There are also several car parks nearby, including the Britannia Parking car park on Semple Street, which costs £6 for two hours and is a two minute walk from our office.
There is also the Edinburgh Castle Terrace car park which has dedicated disabled spaces, costs £10 for two hours, and is around a six minute walk from our office.
Reaching us by bus
With our central Edinburgh location, you can reach us easily by bus. Our closest bus stops are Morrison Street (Stop XK) and Morrison Street (Stop XL) which are served by the number 2 bus. We are also close to the Semple Street bus stop, which is served by bus numbers 1, 2, 34, 35, 124, H11, H16, N124 and X33.
Visit the Lothian Buses website to plan your journey.
Reaching us by train
Our nearest railway station is Haymarket, a 10-minute walk away from our office.
Reaching us by tram
Our nearest tram stop is West End, a four minute walk away from our office.
Plan your journey
You can plan your journey to our Edinburgh office here.
Accessibility
Our Edinburgh office is wheelchair accessible.
If you have any other needs or requirements that would help you to access our legal services or make your experience with us more comfortable, please get in touch for a confidential discussion with a member of our team.
We’ll do everything we can to support you.
Our legal services for you
Family law
Family is central to so many of our lives, which makes it extra painful when things go wrong. Our Edinburgh family solicitors are here to support you in your time of need. We’ll listen to you and provide practical advice to help you resolve your family matters as calmly and positively as possible. We can provide advice on:
- Divorce and civil partnership dissolution
- Separation
- Child law advice
- Cohabitation agreements
- Prenuptial agreements
Medical negligence
You should be able to trust your doctor, midwife or other healthcare professional. Mistakes sometimes happen, but if it causes you harm and distress, you shouldn’t have to cope with the impact alone.
Our Edinburgh lawyers can advise you about making a medical negligence compensation claim. Our services include:
Personal injury
If you’ve had an accident that was caused by someone else, our Edinburgh personal injury solicitors can provide advice about making a compensation claim. We have successfully claimed millions of pounds of compensation for our clients over the years. Our expertise includes:
- Accidents abroad
- Accidents at work
- Catastrophic and fatal claims
- Industrial disease claims
- Road traffic accident claims
- Accidents in public places
- Slips, trips and falls
Wills and succession planning
Making a will and planning for the future ensures your family will be looked after when you pass away. You can also ensure that your wishes and welfare will come first if you need care and support during your lifetime.
Our wills and succession planning lawyers can help you put all your affairs in order, including making a will and making a power of attorney.
Our team are accredited specialists in trusts, tax planning and charity law. We work closely with our Anderson Strathern Asset Management arm to provide a complete service covering all your needs.
We can also help if someone close to you has recently died and you have been appointed as executor under their will (the person responsible for sorting out the deceased’s final affairs). We know this can be a very emotional and stressful time. We’ll do everything possible to support you and make the process easier to cope with.
Trusts
We are trusts experts who have helped individuals and families protect, preserve and grow their wealth for over 270 years. Our team includes Law Society of Scotland accredited Trust Law specialists, members of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), and Chartered Tax Advisors. Our services include:
Tax
Our tax planning and compliance experts can help you and your family maximise and protect your wealth. We’ll provide clear advice and high standards of customer service, so you can make confident, informed decisions about planning for inheritance tax, capital gains tax and any other kind of tax. Our services include:
Employment law for employees
If you’re having a problem at work or during a recruitment process, or have a dispute with a former employer, our Edinburgh employment law solicitors can help.
Our services cover:
- Employment contracts
- Settlement agreements (compromise agreements)
- Immigration law advice
- Pensions advice for employees
- Unfair dismissal
- Absence and performance management
- Stress at work and bullying
- Discipline and grievance
- Discrimination and equality
- TUPE advice
- Tax advice for employees
- Brexit issues
- Mediation
- Employment Tribunal and court representation
Residential property
Our residential property solicitors and estate agents can help you buy and sell your home in and around Edinburgh. We’ll take the pressure off you during this exciting but stressful time.
Our legal services for your business
Agricultural and rural law
We have a long history of advising estate owners and occupiers, commercial lenders, property investors, family businesses, charities, community bodies and individuals about a wide range of agricultural and rural law matters.
Our team includes Law Society of Scotland accredited Agricultural Law specialists and lawyers who specialise across all areas, including corporate law, planning and environment, construction, energy, charity law, tax planning, accountancy and succession planning. Our service covers:
- Agriculture leases
- Rural succession planning
- Land registration
- Rural diversification
- Rural land management
- Sale and purchase of rural property
Commercial litigation
Disputes can be disruptive and time-consuming for your business if not handled quickly and sensitively. Our commercial litigation solicitors advise all businesses, from sole traders to large PLCs and public bodies. Our expertise includes:
- Commercial disputes
- Construction and engineering disputes
- Defending claims
- Financial crime
- Health and safety
- Intellectual property
- Insolvency
- Mediation and resolution services
- Wildlife crime
Commercial property
Our Edinburgh commercial property lawyers can assist with a wide range of projects covering all sectors from housing development to education. Our services cover:
- Commercial property development
- House building
- Lease advice
- Purchase and sale
- Property disputes
- Property investment and finance
- Planning
Corporate law
Putting in place strong foundations for your business is the key to success. We specialise in all aspects of corporate and commercial law, helping businesses grow and thrive in today’s difficult economic climate. Our expertise includes:
- Company secretarial services
- Joint ventures
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Private equity
- Restructuring
- Venture capital
- Employment ownership trusts
Employment law for employers
Employment disputes and claims can put your business at risk financially and reputationally. Our Edinburgh employment lawyers support businesses of all sizes throughout Scotland and beyond. Our expertise includes:
- Employment contracts
- Pensions advice for employers
- Settlement agreements (compromise agreements)
- Immigration law advice
- Unfair dismissal
- Absence and performance management
- Stress at work and bullying
- Discipline and grievance
- Discrimination and equality
- TUPE advice
- Tax advice for employees
- Brexit issues
- Mediation
- Employment Tribunal and court representation
Hotels and tourism
We advise hotel owners, operators, investors, funders and brands with a wide range of hotel and tourism advice. The past few years have been incredibly difficult for the sector. So, we are here to help you put your business in the strongest possible position, so you can recover, grow and thrive.
Tax and accountancy
Our tax and accountancy specialists are market-leaders in this area. As well as our wealth of legal tax expertise, our team includes six Chartered Tax Advisors, allowing us to provide a complete tax planning and compliance service for your business. Our expertise covers:
Transport law
We have one of Scotland’s leading transport law teams, and our expertise includes advising on roads, rail, maritime and aviation. We offer a broad range of legal knowledge covering real estate, environmental, health and safety, employment and pensions advice.
Our legal services for the public sector
Education law
Schools, colleges and universities face constant and ever changing regulatory and compliance requirements. Our education law solicitors can advise you on all the issues facing your institution, from employment disputes, to regulatory law, to charity law advice.
Housing law
We advise housing associations and local authorities on all aspects of public and private housing management, development and dispute resolution.
Local government law
Our local government lawyers provide a complete service to local authorities to cover all their legal needs. With a strong understanding of the political, social, economic and commercial challenges you face, you can trust us to deliver the advice you require to fulfil your public duties to the highest possible standards.
Parliamentary law
We offer a parliamentary and public law advice service to keep your organisation on top of Scottish, UK and European legislative developments. Our services include advising on the interpretation of legislation, providing legislative drafting services, and acting as promoters of Private Bills in the Scottish Parliament.
Professional regulation
Our professional discipline experts have experience working with regulators across a wide range of sectors, including healthcare, public services and local government. We also represent individuals in regulatory disciplinary proceedings.
Charity law
We help charities of all sizes across all sectors with their legal needs. From forming your charity, to governance and operational advice, to winding up, we’ll be there at every stage of your charity’s life.