Alongside our regular work advising clients on Scottish baronies and heraldry matters, we can support you on legal issues relating to Scotland’s clan system
Clan law is a highly specialised and historical area of law where very few firms have the legal knowledge to advise clients. At Lindsays, we have a long record of supporting clients on succession, historical titles, and other issues relating to Scotland’s clans.
Clans and the modern legal system
Among the areas where we can support clients are:
- Legal issues relating to clan structure
- The determination of Chiefships
- Rights of succession to Chiefships
- Insignia and symbols of rank such as eagles’ feathers and bonnet badges
- Petitions to the Lyon Court relating to coats of arms and other matters
- Any related rural and historical issues, including rights to land or titles.
With a focus on practical outcomes, using our legal skill and interest in history, we’ll help you navigate the often complex interface between modern legal procedures and ancient Clan law. We’ll always focus on practical outcomes and will be guided by you as how much of the historical detail you are interested in knowing about.
Meet the team
We advise on the legal matters that come with land, rural property and rural enterprise. That includes buying and selling, agricultural tenancies and crofting, access rights and servitudes, renewables, minerals and telecoms, rural disputes, and the contracts that support rural businesses. We also have specialist experience in Scottish barony titles and heraldry, including the sale and purchase of feudal dignities.
