Partner

Andrew Askew Blain

Andrew acts for rural landowners and tenants in the full range of rural property matters. He has a wealth of experience in transactions involving estates, farms, country houses and salmon fishings. He is also experienced in agricultural tenancies, renewables, subsidies and all aspects of land registration.

He has expertise in land registration and rectification of the Land Register, having acted for several farm and estate clients on their registration projects. Andrew regularly advises landowners on rectification of the Land Register to help protect one of their most valuable assets. He also works collaboratively with litigation colleagues on rural property disputes and personal and family colleagues on estate and tax planning.

Living Brodies' values

As part of his mentoring role at Brodies, Andrew cares about his colleagues and is collaborative in his approach.

Highlights

Supervises and mentors junior colleagues to help them develop and work through challenges they face.
A member of the Aberdeen office social committee.

Rankings

Andrew is a Recommended Lawyer in The Legal 500 2026 as part of Brodies' Band 1 ranked Agriculture & Estates team.

Andrew Blain's communication, level of knowledge and advice are exemplary.

Chambers UK 2026

We have been working with Andrew for many years now and appreciate his intellect, knowledge of the law and calmness. It is always a pleasure to work with Andrew. He is commercial and quickly identifies the key issues for us and provides clear and valuable advice.

Legal 500 UK 2026

"Andrew is very good technically, is very nice to deal with and has a good attitude and manner. One of the key things for us is that he's very readily accessible. He gets back to me very quickly."

Chambers UK 2024

"Andrew Askew Blain is a very capable and articulate associate, who quickly gets to the core of the issues and provides concise and understandable advice."

Legal 500 UK 2024