Aberdein Considine

A commercial litigation and insolvency specialist has rejoined Aberdein Considine LLP, eight years after stepping down from the partnership to focus primarily on her family business. Leonie Nimmons (née Donald) returns to the firm’s growing dispute resolution team as a consultant and wi

Eleven trainee solicitors are settling in across a range of departments at Aberdein Considine LLP – the largest trainee intake at the leading law firm since 2021. The group of fledgling lawyers joined the firm earlier this summer and recently gathered at its Blenheim House headquarters in Aber

Aberdein Considine LLP has welcomed IT expert John Kenwright as software development manager as it continues to invest in digital transformation. Joining from Clyde & Co, Mr Kenwright has extensive experience in software development, technical leadership and delivering business-critical technolo

Aberdein Considine LLP has raised £35,000 for its two 2025/26 charity partners, Cash for Kids and the Russell Anderson Foundation (RAF), thanks to a year-long series of fundraising challenges and events from staff.

Aberdein Considine LLP has strengthened its debt recovery and banking litigation department with two key appointments for England and Wales. Accomplished costs and debt recovery lawyer Victoria-Louise Maugham joins the firm’s lender services practice group (LSPG) as head of unsecured recoverie

Aberdein Considine LLP has appointed two new partners. With more than 10 years’ service - having completed his traineeship at the firm – Danny Anderson has moved from senior associate to partner in the corporate and business advisory team, based at Aberdein Considine’s Blenheim Hou

A common concern expressed by defenders who are served with an inhibition on the dependence is whether the diligence will affect their credit rating. The answer, in most cases, is no, writes Ahsan Mustafa. An inhibition on the dependence is an interim protective diligence available under Scots law.

Landlords are facing waits of up to a year to regain possession of their properties through Scotland's housing tribunal, with legal experts warning the growing backlog is forcing many to leave the private rented sector and worsening the country's housing shortage. Litigation specialists at Aberdein

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