Aberdein Considine

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Aberdein Considine has seen a record financial year, with both turnover and profit increasing substantially across the firm. This comes as the organisation converts from a traditional partnership model to a limited liability partnership and unveils a refreshed brand identity. Turnover at the firm ex

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More than 80 per cent of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Scotland believe the viability of their business is at risk over the next 12 months, according to new research from Aberdein Considine. The survey, carried out by Censuswide on behalf of the law firm, highlights the mounting econo

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Aberdein Considine has appointed Marianne McJannett as a partner in the firm’s Glasgow office. Ms McJannett, who qualified as a solicitor in 2012, joins Aberdein Considine from Bellwether Green, where she was head of employment.

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If a parent wishes to move abroad with a child who is usually resident within Scotland, that parent will require the permission of anyone else who holds parental rights in respect of the child. Unfortunately, such permission is not always sought or obtained before a parent takes the child to live ab

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Staff at Aberdein Considine will be swapping their suits for active wear as they take on a series of fundraising challenges in aid of the firm’s 2025 charity partners, Cash for Kids and the Russell Anderson Foundation (RAF). Following successful fundraising activities in previous years, which

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Experienced commercial and banking lawyer Jamie Apted has joined Aberdein Considine as a partner. Mr Apted, who will be based in the firm’s Caddell House offices on Glasgow’s Waterloo Street, joins from the London Metal Exchange, having previously worked at the Financial Ombudsman Servic

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Thirteen of Aberdein Considine's employees working from Aberdeen to Manchester have been elevated in the firm’s latest round of promotions. Glasgow-based Ellen Masters has been promoted to senior associate in banking litigation, while Lindsey McDiarmid (Aberdeen) and Euan Forbes (Edinburgh) be

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New regulations are now in force to protect lowest earning debtors, writes Ahsan Mustafa. An Earnings Arrestment Schedule is an effective method of diligence which puts the onus on a debtor’s employer to repay the debt through deducting the employee’s wages. Breach of an Earnings Arrestm

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Aberdein Considine has appointed Nicola Watson as partner in its family law team. Joining from Livingstone Brown, where she was a senior associate, and with 10-plus years’ experience in family law, she will be based in Aberdein Considine’s Glasgow offices.

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Aberdein Considine has boosted its Aberdeen-headquartered corporate division with the appointment of new associate solicitor Michael Leith. Mr Leith joins Aberdein Considine’s corporate and business advisory team led by partner Ritchie Whyte in “one of the firm’s busiest periods fo

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The Aberdeen Bar Association (ABA), which represents the interests of criminal and civil court lawyers who practise at Aberdeen Sheriff Court, has elected family law specialist Tom Main as president for 2025. Mr Main is a senior associate and collaboratively-trained family law solicitor at Aberdein

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