Lindsays

Lindsays, legal advice in Scotland

Lindsays is an independent Scottish law firm that presents itself as one of Scotland's leading firms. Its activity is organised into five service areas: individuals and families, businesses, rural life, charities and moving home. The firm has more than 400 professionals distributed across Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, Perth and Crieff.

Services for individuals and families

The area dedicated to individuals and families covers estate and succession planning, with services for wills, trusts, powers of attorney and guardianships, executries and succession planning. It also covers private property disputes, wills and succession disputes, court actions in housing and letting, and personal injury claims.

In the area of relationships and separation, the firm advises on divorce and dissolution, separation and financial rights, cohabitation agreements, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements. It also provides services in children and families matters, such as residence, contact and parental rights, relocation of children and international matters, adoption and surrogacy. For those moving home, it offers support with buying and selling property.

In the employment field for individuals, Lindsays handles employment matters, settlement agreements, immigration law and visas, and legal services for members of the Unite and Accord unions. The firm also offers fixed-fee packages in family law, aimed at providing cost certainty.

Advice for businesses

For the business sector, the firm offers commercial property, banking and finance, construction, property development, property investment and renewable energy for developers. In the employment and people area it covers employment law, employment law training, immigration for businesses and HR advisory.

The corporate area includes acquisitions and disposals, equity funding, company structuring and restructuring, director and shareholder advice, company formation and secretarial services. In disputes, the firm handles commercial disputes, property litigation, regulatory and public law, and debt recovery. It also advises on commercial contracts, sale and distribution agreements, intellectual property licensing, technology, joint ventures and data protection and UK GDPR. It also has fixed-fee legal advice packages under the Prism name.

Rural life, charities and other services

The rural area covers rural estates, agriculture and farming, forestry, crofting, rural disputes, land and property disputes, renewable energy, Scottish titles and dignities —including barony titles and heraldry—, employment law for rural businesses and residential tenancies.

For charities, Lindsays offers charity law, governance and charity structures, trustee advice, commercial property, employment law, trustee training and governance healthcheck. Related services include immigration for businesses, UK GDPR and data protection, social care and heritage property.

The merger with Dallas McMillan

The firm has announced its merger with Dallas McMillan, effective from 1 September 2026. According to published information, Dallas McMillan partners and staff have joined Lindsays, and clients of the absorbed firm become clients of Lindsays, maintaining contact with the teams they already knew. The combined Glasgow team is based at 100 Queen Street, Glasgow, G1 3DN.

The transaction strengthens Lindsays' presence in Glasgow, which exceeds 120 professionals, and expands its capacity in areas such as personal injury, employment law, commercial property, corporate and residential conveyancing. Andrew Diamond, Managing Partner at Lindsays, highlighted the cultural fit between the two firms and the sustainable growth the transaction represents. David McElroy, Lindsays Partner and former Managing Partner of Dallas McMillan, noted that the merger enables a wider range of legal services while maintaining client relationships.

Presence and structure

Lindsays operates from Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, Perth and Crieff, with more than 400 professionals across its offices. The firm presents itself as one of Scotland's leading independent law firms and maintains international capabilities through Lindsays Alliance.

Location and contact

100 Queen Street, Glasgow, G1 3DN