Scottish law firm Burness Paull has awarded its employees a bonus worth 10% of their annual salary.
It has shared its profits through an all-employee bonus that, as well as individual performance-related bonuses, has seen every employee receive an additional payment as a result of strong financial performance.
This month, Burness Paull reported its results for the financial year ended 31 March 2026, where it surpassed the £100 million turnover threshold for the first time, with double-digit top and bottom-line growth. Its annual turnover rose by 12% to £105.2 million from £93.5 million in 2024/25, and profit increased by 27% to £45.7 million from £35.9 million in 2024/25.
Mark Ellis, managing partner at Burness Paull, said: “Surpassing £100 million turnover is a significant milestone. We are grateful to our people and delighted to reward everything that has been achieved with the 10% all-employee bonus. Our clients and the provision of the highest-quality advice and service are the absolute focus of our new strategy. Any success we achieve is built on our clients’ success, and we are committed to excellence to best serve them. We are ambitious and have outstanding talent across our business.”
Peter Lawson, chair at Burness Paull, added: “We are grateful for the trust our clients place in us to help them maximise commercial opportunities and mitigate risks in what remains a challenging operating landscape, characterised by economic uncertainty, high costs and evolving regulation. Our strong financial performance is testament to our ambitious new strategy and commitment to clients, which supports our ambition to be the leading law firm operating in and from Scotland.”
