Walker & Sharpe

We are a long established firm of Scottish solicitors and estate agents serving Dumfries & Galloway, the Scottish Borders and all other parts of Scotland from offices in Dumfries in South West Scotland. Each of our individual solicitors concentrates on particular areas of law. As a result, we can provide experience and quality of service across a broad range of legal issues. Subject to financial eligibility, Legal Aid is available for most areas of Scots Law.

The aim of our team of solicitors, property staff, paralegals and administrative assistants is to provide clients with legal and estate agency services that combine modern working practices with the traditional values of experience, reliability, professionalism and personal client contact. We have a broad client base across Scotland and abroad, with particular emphasis on Dumfries & Galloway. We are members of Dumfries & Galloway Solicitors Property Centre and also agents for the Scottish Building Society.

Our main areas of legal practice are :

• Residential Property - including estate agency, purchase and sale of residential property, remortgages, housing, residential lettings, purchase and sale of building plots and general conveyancing.
• Commercial Property - including purchase and sale of licensed premises and agricultural property, commercial security work and commercial lettings.
• Caravan Parks and Leisure Parks - purchase and sale.
• General Chamber Work - including freshwater fisheries law, formation and dissolution of partnerships, licensing work and sequestration / bankruptcy.
• Wills, Trusts and Executries - including wills, trusts, the winding up of estates and inheritance tax planning.
• Civil Court Work - including accident and personal injury claims, breach of contract, debt recovery, interdict and employment law.
• Family Law - including divorce, separation, matrimonial law and child law, residence / custody issues and contact / access issues.
• Criminal Defence and Road Traffic - all aspects of criminal court work including Legal Aid work and road traffic law.