Business Details
Your Trusted Legal Partner in Dornoch
Established in the 1880s, Arthur & Carmichael has built a reputation for delivering high-quality legal advice with a personal touch. Our firm combines local expertise with city-level experience to serve private individuals and commercial clients across Scotland and beyond. With a focus on employment law, property transactions, and business legal services, we provide tailored solutions to complex legal challenges. Our team of solicitors and legal professionals brings decades of collective experience, ensuring clients receive pragmatic, results-driven counsel. We maintain an established local presence while leveraging national and international networks to maximise client outcomes.Our commitment to excellence is reflected in our long-standing client relationships and recognition in legal directories such as Chambers. From wills and executries to renewable energy projects, we offer comprehensive legal support across diverse sectors. Our property division combines estate agency with dedicated conveyancing services, ensuring seamless real estate transactions. As a trusted advisor, we prioritise client interests during critical life and business moments. With offices in Dornoch and a client-centric approach, we continue to uphold our legacy of legal excellence.
Services
Solicitors
Property Transactions
Business Legal Services
Employment Law
Conveyancing
Estate Agency
Wills & Executries
Dispute Resolution
Renewable Energy Law
Agricultural Law
Highlights and features
- We combine over 140 years of legal expertise with modern commercial understanding
- Our solicitors are recognised in Chambers Legal Directory for employment law excellence
- We offer integrated property services with dedicated conveyancing and estate agency teams
- Our legal professionals have experience in both private and public sector operations
- We provide tailored legal solutions for renewable energy and rural land matters
What people say
Excellent blend of local understanding
Stand out amongst peers
Tenacious style ensures best results
Pragmatic advice
Enviable record in tribunals
Services
Employment Law
Our employment law specialists provide comprehensive support for workplace matters. We represent clients in employment tribunals across the UK and advise major employers on complex HR issues. Services include settlement agreements, TUPE transfers, and industrial relations disputes, combining legal expertise with practical business understanding.
Property Transactions
We offer integrated property services covering sales, purchases, and conveyancing. Our estate agency team manages sales from valuation to offer, while our conveyancing specialists handle legal processes for residential, commercial, and land transactions. Local market knowledge enhances outcomes for Highland property deals.
Business Legal Services
Our business legal team supports companies with employment law, HR consultancy, and commercial matters. We assist with restructuring, redundancy programmes, and dispute resolution, providing legally qualified expertise that extends beyond traditional HR services to protect business interests.
Wills & Executries
We provide specialist advice on will drafting, trusts, and estate administration. Our solicitors handle executries with sensitivity, offering powers of attorney and guardianship orders to ensure clients' wishes are fulfilled while navigating complex legal requirements with professional care.
Renewable Energy Law
Our legal team specialises in renewable energy projects, advising on windfarm developments, hydro-electric schemes, and telecommunications leases. We handle title disputes and regulatory compliance, combining technical legal knowledge with practical experience in Scotland's evolving energy landscape.
People
Daniel Gunn
Partner
Recognised employment law specialist with experience representing major Scottish employers in tribunals. Combines local understanding with commercial expertise, advising on complex HR matters including TUPE transfers and industrial relations.
John Gunn
Consultant
Over 40 years' experience in private client and conveyancing work. Provides commercially aware legal advice drawing on extensive local knowledge, having practiced across Scotland's north since qualifying in Edinburgh.
Colin Milligan
Partner
Specialises in rural land matters and litigation, with advocacy experience in Scottish courts. Advises on windfarm developments and telecommunications leases, applying legal expertise from both advocacy and solicitor roles to achieve client objectives.
Lindsay Ferries
Director
Employment law expert with 20+ years' senior management experience across multiple sectors. Provides pragmatic HR advice on restructuring, redundancy, and employment case work, combining legal qualifications with practical business understanding.
Aileen Andrew
Property Manager
Manages property transactions with local market expertise, coordinating sales from initial valuation through to completion. Leads the estate agency team in delivering personal service for residential and commercial property clients.
Questions
What legal services do you specialise in?
We specialise in employment law, property transactions, business legal services, wills & executries, and renewable energy law.
Do you handle property sales and purchases?
Yes, we offer integrated property services including estate agency and dedicated conveyancing for residential and commercial transactions.
What employment law support do you provide?
We offer employment tribunal representation, HR consultancy, TUPE transfers, and workplace dispute resolution services for businesses.
Are your legal fees competitive?
We provide transparent pricing tailored to each case's complexity, with no hidden fees or unexpected charges.
How do you handle rural land legal matters?
Our solicitors specialise in rural land issues including title disputes, windfarm developments, and agricultural leases.
Reviews (1)
John Hacking
Jan 20, 2021
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Can't afford to decorate my bathroom so I thought I would move instead, but guess what? I can't afford that either! Ha.
