This year will see an increase in fintech-driven M&A activity, according to Burness Paull.The firm was instructed on more than 200 M&A deals in the last 12 months, with an aggregate value in excess of £6.5 billion. It completed major fintech deals for clients including 1825 and Benchmark Ca
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The immigration law team at Thorntons hosted a Chinese New Year celebration at its Edinburgh office, aimed at strengthening Scotland’s ties with China.
Around 100 Syrian parents and children enjoyed some unique Scottish hospitality - and Address to a Haggis in Arabic - at a Burns Supper hosted by the Faculty of Advocates.
The owner of The Willow Tea Rooms has won a trademark dispute over the use of the name, The Herald reports. The tea room was previously housed in a building designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and is a Glasgow landmark.
The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has welcomed the Scottish government's announcement of an independent review of legal aid but pointed to an imbalance between the service which legally-aided clients receive in comparison to fee-paying clients. It said that where fees paid to solicitor
Three complaints by the Crown Office about a TV programme on the Glasgow Bin Lorry crash have been upheld.The BBC Trust upheld complaints about Lies, Laws and the Bin Lorry Tragedy, which was broadcast in 2015.The programme looked at the decision not to prosecute Harry Clarke over the crash in Decem
Anyone who wants to understand modern Russia and the collective sense of humiliation felt by the Russian people should read this powerful collection of interviews, mainly with Sovoks, those Russians brought up in the Soviet era and who lived through the transition of the crumbling one-party state in
How effectively public sector fraud and error is tackled in Scotland will be examined by the Scottish Parliament’s Public Audit and Post Legislative Scrutiny Committee as it undertakes its first ever piece of post-legislative scrutiny. The committee will focus on the sections of the Criminal Justi
Ledingham Chalmers is sponsoring 2017’s first Inverness Business Briefing. A spokesperson for the firm said: "From our Inverness office in Beechwood Business Park, we are trusted advisers for business clients ranging from sole traders to global organisations including those operating in key sector
Entries for the Scottish Paralegal Association "paralegal of the year" award are still open. Applications will be accepted until 28 February, 2017.
Organisers of Saturday's Tumbling Lassie events had their efforts rewarded with a well attended day-time seminar on people trafficking and a sell-out attendance at the Tumbling Lassie Ball on Saturday night. Speakers at the Tumbling Lassie Seminar, which was sponsored by the Faculty of Advocates, in
Scottish law firm MacRoberts recently advised on the Exim Bank financing of CNAC's $1.4 billion purchase of ADAMA Agricultural Solutions Ltd. In November 2016, The Export-Import Bank of China (China Exim Bank), a state bank solely owned by the Chinese government and under the direct leadership of th
Shepherd and Wedderburn has acted alongside lead adviser, Allen & Overy, for Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, Masdar, in a deal that sees Masdar acquire a 25 per cent stake in Statoil’s Hywind Scotland floating offshore windfarm. The 30MW wind farm, to be located off Scotland’s east c
Thorntons has achieved its biggest ever fundraising total for its 20th annual Charity Wills Campaign.
