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Aberdein Considine named Debt Recovery Team of the Year

Published 2 days ago

Aberdein Considine has been named Debt Recovery Team of the Year at The Herald’s Law Awards of Scotland 2024.

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Holyrood committee welcomes rent controls but calls for clarity

Published 6 days ago

The introduction of rent controls has received support from the majority of the Scottish Parliament’s Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee.

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Double admissions ceremony breaks record for new Scottish solicitors

Published 6 days ago

A new record has been set for the number of Scottish solicitors formally admitted to the profession in a single day.

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Blackadders sees combined profits reach £4.61m

Published 6 days ago

Profits at Blackadders LLP and and Blackadders Wealth Management LLP reached £4.61 million as turnover rose to £16.9m, the latest figures show.

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Burges Salmon sponsorship to ‘boost’ Scotland’s space sector

Published 6 days ago

Burges Salmon has been unveiled as Space Scotland’s first corporate sponsor.

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Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie and Irwin Mitchell host annual renewables seminar

Published 1 week ago

Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) and Irwin Mitchell Scotland recently co-hosted their 10th annual Renewables Seminar.

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Craig Pike takes reins at Ledingham Chalmers amid record £14.3m turnover

Published 1 week ago

Ledingham Chalmers has announced senior leadership changes as it celebrates record turnover of £14.3 million, its highest since becoming an LLP in 2006.

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Aberdein Considine staff raise over £28k for charity in memory of late partner

Published 1 week ago

Aberdein Considine staff have raised over £28,000 for North East Scotland cancer and haemotology charity Friends of ANCHOR in just four months.

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Dramatic rise in number of Americans seeking to relocate to Scotland

Published 1 week ago

Scottish law firms have reported a dramatic rise in enquiries from Americans looking to relocate following Donald Trump’s political comeback.

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Macdonald Henderson acquires Ferguson Whyte Solicitors

Published 1 week ago

Macdonald Henderson has announced the acquisition of Ferguson Whyte Solicitors.

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Scullion LAW expands family law team

Published 1 week ago

Scullion LAW has expanded its family law team with the appointment of associate director Claire Thomas and paralegal Carly Russell.

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Blackadders LLP moves into new Dundee home

Published 1 week ago

Blackadders LLP has moved into its new office space in the heart of Dundee city centre.

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SCTS chief warns of three-year court delays without more funding

Published 1 week ago

Court wait times could rise to more than three years for the most serious cases, Holyrood has been told.

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Top legal aid earners remain same as last year

Published 1 week ago

Tony Lenehan KC remains the top earner of legal aid fees, new figures from the Scottish Legal Aid Board show. In 2023-24, Mr Lenehan’s fees were £450,000, an increase of £50,000 on the previous year.

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Morton Fraser MacRoberts wins four-year legal contract with MoD

Published 3 weeks ago

MFMac has been reappointed by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to provide legal services in Scotland.

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