Dundas & Wilson
| Dundas & Wilson LLP | |
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| Headquarters | Edinburgh, United Kingdom |
| No. of offices | 3 |
| No. of lawyers | 400+ |
| Major practice areas | Commercial Law |
| Revenue |
 £62 million (FY 2011) |
| Company type | Limited liability partnership |
| Website | |
| www.dundas-wilson.com | |
Dundas & Wilson LLP is a leading commercial UK law firm with offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow, London and Aberdeen.[1] The firm is based in Scotland, but like other large Scottish law firms,[2] it now has an established practice in London, which earns 39% of its total revenues.[3] It is also regularly ranked within the top 50 largest law firms in the UK. In December 2013 Dundas and Wilson merged with CMS.
Since 1997, Dundas & Wilson has focused only on commercial clients, having hived-off its private client practice to form another law firm now named Turcan Connell.[4] The firm's main practice areas are financial services, real estate, energy & infrastructure and government & public sector.[5] Caryn Penley and Allan Wernham, have been managing partners of the firm since 2012.
In September 2011 it was reported in legal media sources that Dundas & Wilson was considering a merger with London-based law firm Bircham Dyson Bell; however, both firms have subsequently said that the merger will not be going ahead.[6]
In 2012 the firm was ranked in the Top 30 Firms in Europe for Innovation by the Financial Times.
Expertise
The independent legal directory Legal 500 ranked Dundas & Wilson as a Tier 1 firm in 2012 in the following areas:[7]
- Banking & Finance
- Construction
- Corporate & Commercial
- Commercial Litigation
- Commercial Property (Scotland)
- Education
- Employment
- Energy (Excluding Oil & Gas)
- Insolvency & Corporate Recovery
- Intellectual Property
- IT & Telecoms
- Local Government
- Pensions
- Planning
- Professional Negligence
- Projects
- Transport
- Unit Trusts, OEICs and investment trusts
History
Dundas & Wilson traces its roots to 1759[8] when David Erskine founded his own legal practice in Edinburgh. Sir James Dundas of Ochtertyre Clerk to the Signet[9] subsequently joined the practice and, after the death of David Erskine, William Wilson joined the partnership to form Dundas & Wilson. From at least 1841 the firm had offices at 16 St. Andrew Square, Edinburgh.[10] The firm remained at the Square until 1991.[11]
The firm was active in Scotland during the 19th century as can be seen from the numerous references to the firm in Court of Session reports or old Sasine titles.[12][13][14][15]
Dundas & Wilson became a limited liability partnership in 2004.[16]
References
- ↑ Dundas & Wilson. Contact. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- ↑ Fraser, Ian. London or not - Insider commercial law review. 4 May 2007
- ↑ The Lawyer. Dundas and Bircham unveil proposed merger. 20 September 2011.
- ↑ The Lawyer. In brief: Dundas & Wilson confirms hive-off. 24 June 1997.
- ↑ Dundas & Wilson. Sectors. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- ↑ The Lawyer. Dundas and Bircham abandon merger talks after failing to win partner backing. 10 October 2011.
- ↑ The Legal 500. Dundas & Wilson CS LLP. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- ↑ Scottish Archive Network, Online Catalogue. Dundas & Wilson. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- ↑ Memoir of Alexander Seton: Earl of Dunfermline, President of the Court of Session
- ↑ 16 St Andrew Square
- ↑ http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/dundas-amp-wilson-departs-square-1.502704
- ↑ Dickson, J.W.; Dunbar, W.H. The Scottish Jurist. Michael Anderson, Edinburgh, 1833.
- ↑ The Court of Session Court of Justiciary. Oxford University Press, 1876.
- ↑ Cases decided in the Court of Session, Teind Court, Court of Exchequer and House of Lords. T. and T. Clark, 1857.
- ↑ Reports of Cases decided in the Supreme Courts of Scotland and in the House of Lords on Appeal from Scotland. M. Anderson and Co. 1853.
- ↑ The Scotsman. Dundas & Wilson first of 'big four' to move to LLP. 18 November 2004.
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