Criminal & family solicitors in Edinburgh
BCKM is a long-established firm of almost 30 years in central Edinburgh. Our solicitors have over 80 years of combined experience in representing clients at court in Scotland.
Our legal expertise
Criminal Law
At BCKM Solicitors in Edinburgh, our experienced and professional criminal solicitors offer representation in cases as diverse as common road traffic offences to the most serious. Read more...
Family Law
Our work covers all aspects of family, matrimonial and child law both in the public and private sectors. Our combined experience covers a wide range of roles and representational capacities. Read more...
Child Law
We deal with all areas of child law including giving legal advice and negotiation and representation in Court. We also provide advice and representation in relation to Children’s Hearings. Read more...
Our legal team
Fergus Christie - Partner
Fergus Christie is one of the founding partners of Burnett Christie in 1993 which in 2004 became Burnett Christie Knowles McCourts (BCKM). Read more...
Stephen Knowles - Partner
Stephen prides himself on his encyclopaedic knowledge of criminal law and criminal legislation which he keeps updated through his role as a criminal tutor at Edinburgh University. Read more...
Liam Kildare - Senior Associate
Liam’s focus is on criminal law and since joining BCKM in 2014 he has become highly experienced in this field. Read more...
Edward Cadden - Associate
Edward has a broad range of legal expertise covering all aspects of work undertaken by the firm. Since joining the firm in July 2016, he has developed extensive experience in both family and criminal cases. Read more...
Eilidh Campbell - Senior Solicitor
Eilidh first joined BCKM in 2017. Eilidh specialises in Family and Child Law. She has a very wide experience and detailed knowledge of cases involving disputes about children, children’s hearings and permanence applications. Read more...
Alistair Murphy - Trainee Solicitor
Alistair joined BCKM in August 2020 as a Trainee Solicitor with a keen interest in Criminal and Family Law. Read more...
Mairead Corrigan - Trainee Solicitor
Mairead joined BCKM Solicitors in August 2020 as a Trainee Solicitor with a keen interest in Criminal and Family Law. Read more...
Fiona Minto - Office Manager
Our office manager, Fiona has extensive experience of working in a legal environment amassed over the past 30 years. Read more...
Our location in central Edinburgh
Our offices are in central Edinburgh. 53 George IV Bridge, EH1 1YH