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TLT has elected Andrew Lyon, partner and head of financial services, as senior partner.  His three-year term will commence on 1 January 2026 and he succeeds Sasha Butterworth, who has served as senior partner since 2022.

TLT has relocated to New Clarendon – a newly refurbished building located at 114-116 on George Street in the heart of Edinburgh.  The New Clarendon office has been designed from scratch, with facilities and tech enabling employees to mix remote working with time in the office.

TLT has appointed commercial real estate and investment expert Colin Brown as partner in its Edinburgh office. Mr Brown joins TLT from Burness Paull, where he specialised in advising institutional investors on the acquisition, disposal, leasing and development of commercial properties including shop

Partner and head of licensing (Scotland) for TLT LLP, Stephen McGowan, has been appointed to the board of the Scottish Tourism Alliance (STA), the representative body for the tourism industry in Scotland. Mr McGowan, who was named Lawyer of the Year at the Scottish Legal Awards 2024, will take up hi

A nightclub in Peterhead has successfully overturned licence restrictions after instructing TLT partner Stephen McGowan in an appeal before Aberdeen Sheriff Court. Sheriff Principal Pyle allowed the appeal by Clara House Ltd, the operators of the Caley Bar/Bar 57 in Peterhead.

TLT has become one of the founding partners of the UK’s first accreditation scheme designed to set new benchmarks for family-friendly workplaces.  The firm has also been awarded the accreditation itself following the certification process.

TLT has retained a ‘B’ score for good environmental management, from CDP for the third consecutive year. The CDP is an independent, global non-profit that runs the world’s leading environmental disclosure platform. The most recent disclosure questionnaire featured a number of key c

Tenants and landlords alike may be interested in the Leases (Automatic Continuation etc.) (Scotland) Bill, introduced to the Scottish Parliament last month, write Donna Strong and David Bryden. The aim of this proposed new legislation is to "improve, simplify and update" aspects of the law of commer

TLT has advised a Glasgow-based diagnostics company that has pioneered the early detection and identification of cancer on a multimillion-pound investment. The funding will facilitate the business’ growth and expand its commercial presence in the US.

Greater enforcement powers for the CMA are coming soon, writes Richard Collie. These reforms come in the form of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers (DMCC) Act, which received Royal Assent in May.

TLT has announced another year of strong financial results with 12 per cent year-on-year increase in turnover for 2023/2024. Annual revenue at the firm is up to £174m from £157m in 2022/2023. Results for 2023/2024 were recorded over an 11-month period and subsequently annualised after T

Many would acknowledge that Scots law in relation to security over moveables has been behind the curve for some considerable time and that businesses based in or conducting business in Scotland have been disadvantaged as a result, writes Euan Cluness. The legal profession and Scottish businesse

Scotland could turn its vision for ethical regulatory principles into a competitive advantage, writes ​Chris Elwell-Sutton. According to the International Monetary Fund’s latest report, AI could boost the UK’s uninspiring productivity by up to 1.5 per cent annually. Analysts estimate t

TLT has recruited banking partner Euan Cluness to help lead the growth of its banking offering in Scotland. Joining TLT from Addleshaw Goddard, Mr Cluness, who will be based in the firm's Edinburgh office, brings over a decade of experience advising banks and borrowers on some of the most complex an

TLT has advised Aberdeen-headquartered engineered leak sealing solution specialist Kinetics Controls and Innovation Limited (KCI) on the transfer of its entire shareholding to an employee ownership trust (EOT). TLT’s corporate team provided legal advice on all aspects of the transfer of shareh