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Blackadders LLP has announced a record number of promotions across both its business services and private client teams in Scotland. The internal promotions include lawyers based in the firm’s Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow offices. Ian Angus has been promoted to partner in the rural l

Blackadders LLP has reported a period of strong financial performance, with combined turnover of the law firm and Blackadders Wealth Management LLP hitting a milestone £20.2 million, a 19 per cent increase from the previous year. This growth was accompanied by a 46 per cent surge in group prof

Blackadders LLP is to donate £34,000 to Maggie’s Centres across Scotland after a year of fundraising for the cancer support network. The firm adopted Maggie’s as its charity of the year for 2025 and Blackadders’ teams from every office took part in a series of events and chal

A rural law specialist has joined Blackadders LLP as a senior solicitor. Kirsty Irvine has joined the firm in Aberdeen and will specialise in all aspects of rural legal matters. Her role will include the purchase and sale of farms, security work, clean energy matters, partnership advice and successi

Blackadders LLP has announced a raft of promotions in its Glasgow office. Taylor Henry has been promoted from senior solicitor to associate in the private client team and both Ethan Laing in the commercial real estate team and Natasha Connelly in residential property have been promoted from solicito

Blackadders LLP has been recognised as Scotland's best digital and intellectual property team of the year.

Jack Boyle takes a look at the thorny issue of Employment Tribunal fees. Employment Tribunals date back to 1964, when they were known as Industrial Tribunals. The system has always been one which is “free” to access, in the sense that (unlike other legal jurisdictions, such as courts) th

Blackadders LLP has recruited eight new trainees to the firm’s training programme.

Neil Robb has been appointed chairman of Blackadders LLP. Mr Robb, partner and head of commercial real estate, will take up his role and join the board in August. At the same time, Simon Allison, head of the employment team, is stepping down from the board after serving a three-year term.

Gillian Donald, a partner in the employment team at Blackadders LLP, has received a Special Recognition Award at the cHeRries Awards for her charity work and commitment to the profession. Ms Donald received her award at the HR professionals’ event from colleague and Blackadders’ head of

Blackadders LLP has donated £16,000 to the Scottish music charity Sistema Scotland’s Big Noise project after a year of fundraising. The firm adopted Sistema as its charity of the year and match funded fundraising efforts by employees.

Joint managing partners Emma Gray and Ryan McKay have been re-elected as leaders of Blackadders LLP for another three years. Blackadders reported growth in turnover and profit in its latest accounts and expect to report further growth for the financial year ending 31 March 2025, with the un-audited

A team from Blackadders LLP braved a firewalk to raise funds for the Dundee Maggie’s Centre as part of a charity of the year partnership with the cancer support provider.

Blackadders LLP has promoted James Hyams to partner. Mr Hyams joined Blackadders in January 2023 as a director, working in the Blackadders’ Edinburgh office with partner Karen Phillips.

Blackadders LLP has advised the M&D Green Group in its acquisition of nine Scotland-based community pharmacies from Northern Ireland’s largest independent pharmacy operator, Gordons Chemists. The multi-million-pound deal will bring the number of community pharmacies in the family business