Robert Scott-Dempster

Robert is a Law Society of Scotland accredited specialist. His main area of practice lies in agriculture and landed estates, natural capital, rural businesses, renewable energy, ownership structures, capital taxation and succession.

Robert acts for a number of Scotland’s most high profile and progressive landed estates and charity landowners as principal legal adviser and general counsel. He has also acted in some of Scotland’s most valuable estate transactions and has first-hand experience of dealing with community acquisitions acting for both private individuals and communities. He is a frequent speaker at conferences on agriculture and rural affairs as well as providing regular legal opinion pieces for both legal and industry publications.

Robert is Chairman of Scottish Land & Estates Legal Committee and a Scottish committee member of the Agricultural Law Association. Robert is also a Specialist Adviser for the Farm Advisory Service and is a director of the Atlantic Salmon Trust.