Aberdein Considine

Glasgow-based Senior Solicitor Chloe Imrie, who works in Aberdein Considine’s debt recovery and banking litigation team, has been highly commended in the UK Credit Awards 2026. Ms Imrie went head to head with shortlisted colleagues Katie Macdonald and Sarah Clough in the Rising Star of the Yea

“This heat is just unbearable.” “It’s roasting!” “I wish we could just be at home by the (paddling) pool.” These are just some of the things we have been hearing in workplaces around the UK this week, writes Marianne McJannett. Periods of extreme heat are be

The Contract (Formation and Remedies) (Scotland) Act 2026 received royal assent in April this year and will apply to contracts entered into once it comes into force. Although the legislation is rooted in long-standing legal principles, its real significance for businesses lies in how it makes those

The Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Act 2024 hasn’t been subject to judicial scrutiny, until now, writes Sophie Reid. In brief, the Act makes it an offence in Scotland for someone to act in a certain way (a) within a safe access zone for premises that provide abortion services

Scottish commercial litigation periodically demonstrates a form of dispute resolution strategy characterised by procedural urgency, tactical initiative and the rapid deployment of interim remedies before the substantive merits of a dispute have been fully examined. While such litigation may secure i

Aberdein Considine LLP has appointed Simon Dawes as senior associate in its commercial real estate team and to support continued growth across England and Wales. Mr Dawes brings more than 25 years’ experience in advising clients across the full spectrum of commercial property, including landlo

Aberdein Considine has recognised 15 talented employees working from Peterhead to Manchester in the firm’s latest round of promotions. Promoted to partner are: conveyancing senior associates Samantha Gilbert (Westhill), Katie Hutchinson (Union Street), Stevie Kelman (Stonehaven / Banchory) and

Edinburgh’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the least confident of Scotland’s major cities as business viability concerns remain high nationwide, according to new research from Aberdein Considine LLP.  Capturing the views of Scottish SMEs in the run-up to the Holyrood

A senior associate in Aberdein Considine LLP’s banking litigation team has achieved accreditation from the Law Society of Scotland as a debt and asset recovery specialist. Ahsan Mustafa works within the firm’s wider lender services practice group and acts for major UK banks, lenders and

Aberdein Considine has appointed Stewart Gordon as a partner in the firm’s Edinburgh office. Mr Gordon joins the firm from Addleshaw Goddard, where he was a managing associate in the infrastructure, projects and energy team and brings more than 10 years’ experience in corporate and M&

A recurring theme in commercial litigation is the attempt by a defender to escape liability by asserting that the “wrong party” was sued. This argument often surfaces where goods or services were supplied under an apparently straightforward commercial arrangement, but invoices were issue

This article looks at the main changes brought in by the Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Act 2024 began, six months on. These reforms are expressed through amendments to the Bankruptcy (Applications and Decisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2016 and related instruments. The most recent commencement

Applications for permission to appeal (PTA) to the Upper Tribunal for Scotland (UTS) frequently raise questions about the boundary between fact and law and the scope of the arguability test. These issues appear across Scotland’s tribunal system where appeals proceed only on points of law. Ahsa

Scottish ministers have extended a consultation on new mental health moratorium rules amid efforts to improve debt protections for people struggling with mental illness, writes Ahsan Mustafa. On 14 November, Ivan McKeen, minister for public finance, extended the consultation on the draft Mental Heal

Following its move to new headquarters over the past two years, Aberdein Considine has donated van-loads of office furniture from its previous Aberdeen address to local charities.