Partner

Land & Property

Adam handles all aspects of property law and practice, including agricultural law, commercial development of estate properties, option agreements, quarrying, forestry, conservation, environmental issues, sporting estates and fisheries. He has a particular interest in environmental law and its impact on rural property and occasionally lectures on this subject.

Adam also acts for a number of private individuals including landowners, their families and trusts. He is a Law Society of Scotland accredited specialist in Agricultural Law.

He is a member of the Law Society of Scotland Environmental Law Committee and the Scottish Committee of the UK Environmental Law Association. He attended Glenalmond College and thereafter Aberdeen University before joining Brodies WS as a trainee in 1983. Two years after qualifying as a solicitor, he joined W & J Burness and became a partner there in 1989. He joined Turcan Connell, as a partner, in 1997.

Chambers UK Guide endorses Adam as “a good lawyer”.

Out of the office, Adam enjoys sailing, skiing, mountain-boarding, cycling and gardening. He is a Trustee of the John Muir Birthplace Trust. He is married with three children.

Accredited Specialisms:
Agricultural Law