Five years on from Dundas & Wilson’s combination with CMS, we should not mourn the loss of Scottish law firm brands, writes Allan Wernham. The number of elite Scottish law firm brands have diminished over the last decade, but we should not feel sentimental about the passing of historic nam
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Thorntons has advised G.S. Brown (Precision Engineers) Limited in its transition to employee ownership.
The Society of Solicitors in the Supreme Courts of Scotland (SSC) is delighted to announce that Esther Roberton, author of Fit For The Future, the report of the Independent Review of Legal Services Regulation in Scotland, is to speak at an open meeting on Thursday 16 May. SSC president Douglas Thoms
Scottish lawyer Fiona Nicolson is to become president of a global intellectual property organisation. Ms Nicolson, a partner with law firm Bristows LLP, a technology and life sciences firm based in London, takes over as president of Licensing Executives Society International (LESI), which
A Magic Circle law firm has increased its starting salary for junior solicitors to £100,000. Solicitors qualifying at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer this year will benefit from the £15,000 increase over last year's figure.
DWF Group plc has acquired a Polish legal services business for £3 million. Lawyers formerly employed by K&L Gates Jamka will now be running a DWF office in Warsaw with 11 partners as well as 45 lawyers and 31 support staff in a deal expected to complete this month.
Gilson Gray has promoted two of its team to partner. Sally Nash has been promoted within the family law team while John Fulton has been made partner within the firm’s real estate department.
Brodies has unveiled six new partners as a result of its latest round of promotions. Aberdeen-based Leigh Gould, Rhona McFarlane and Fiona Herrell step up to partner in their respective areas of personal and family, corporate and commercial (oil & gas) and employment while Edinburgh-based L
Morton Fraser has announced the appointment of Stuart McWilliams and Catriona MacPhail as partners in its immigration and private client divisions. Mr McWilliams, who has played a key role in developing the firm's immigration offering as a senior associate, becomes a partner in the immigration team.
The Law Society of Scotland has called on the Scottish government to pursue "a package of wider reform" following a three per cent increase in legal aid fees. All solicitors and advocates who provide people with advice and representation through the legal aid scheme in Scotland received a three per
Trainee solicitors should receive a £500 pay increase in 2019/20, the Law Society of Scotland has recommended. The Society's governing Council has agreed a recommended remuneration of £19,500 for those in their first year for £22,500 for those in their second year, an increase of &
The Scottish government has confirmed it will bring forward legislation to provide for a second referendum on Scottish independence. The framework bill will set out the rules of principles for any referendum and will allow for the government to proceed to a vote on independence following the transfe
Laura Brennan, trainee solicitor at Govan Law Centre, explains the pitfalls of giving equity away to a quick home buy company in times of financial distress. Our recent Sheriff Appeal Court case of Santander -v- C emphasises the importance of homeowners seeking legal advice should their mortgage len
Glasgow lawyer David McRae, managing director of Just Employment Law, has spoken about his family experience of pancreatic cancer ahead of a major fundraising event for Pancreatic Cancer Scotland (PCS).
The Society of Solicitors in the Supreme Courts of Scotland (SSC) is delighted to announce that Esther Roberton, author of Fit For The Future, the report of the Independent Review of Legal Services Regulation in Scotland is to speak at an open meeting on Thursday 16 May. SSC president Douglas Thomso
