Law
Ayr admin worker jailed for half a million pound embezzlement spree
Published 1 year ago
Stephanni Houston, a 39-year-old administrative worker from Ayr, has been sentenced to 38 months in prison for embezzling over £516,000 from two companies in a span of four years.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Digby Brown hits £1m charity milestone
Published 1 year ago
Digby Brown’s Winter Dinner Dance for Spinal Injuries Scotland (SIS) has now generated more than £1.1 million to help survivors of spinal cord injuries.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Burges Salmon completes tenth land acquisition for Oxygen Conservation
Published 1 year ago
Burges Salmon has completed its 10th UK land acquisition for Oxygen Conservation, a company committed to protecting and restoring nature and the built environment through conservation projects.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Shoosmiths acts for Certara USA Inc in M&A tech deal
Published 1 year ago
Shoosmiths’ corporate legal team in Scotland recently acted for Certara USA Inc in its acquisition of Formedix Limited, a Glasgow-based biotech company which provides a clinical metadata repository and clinical trial automation software.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
New law cracks down on fraudulent company registrations
Published 1 year ago
Companies House has been given new powers to tackle fraudulent information on the company register under legislation which received royal assent yesterday.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Scottish company found liable for income tax related to transfer of securities option after HMRC appeal to Supreme Court
Published 1 year ago
The UK Supreme Court has ruled that a Scottish company director had acquired a securities option from his company as part of measures to financially rescue it and became subject to income tax after an appeal against an Inner House decision to the opposite effect was made by HM Revenue and Customs.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie acquires Inverness firm
Published 1 year ago
Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP has acquired Inverness law firm Macandrew & Jenkins WS Ltd.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Burges Salmon revenue up 8% to £128.2m
Published 1 year ago
Independent UK law firm Burges Salmon, which has a major office in Edinburgh, has reported an eight per cent increase in turnover to £128.2 million in the latest financial year.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
New firm DHM Law opens in Glasgow
Published 1 year ago
Lawyers Gail Docherty, Michael Hankinson and Callum McInnes have combined to form start-up firm DHM Law in Glasgow.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Morton Fraser reappointed to SIPP and SSAS posts
Published 1 year ago
Morton Fraser has been reappointed by two key players in the SIPP and SSAS market, XPS Self Invested Pensions and Barnett Waddingham.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Former Livingston FC director has claim against him for misappropriation of club money dismissed
Published 1 year ago
A commercial judge has dismissed an action against a former director of a Scottish football club suffering from financial difficulties after it raised an action seeking £148,000 from him on the ground of breach of fiduciary duty.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Lindsays: Scots firms must brace for tighter ID verification law
Published 1 year ago
Companies must prepare for a new law that will impose greater demands on verifying the identity of their directors and connected businesses, lawyers at Lindsays have warned.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Morton Fraser reappointed to Edinburgh Council legal framework
Published 1 year ago
Morton Fraser has been successfully reappointed by the City of Edinburgh Council to provide legal services to lot 1 (commercial), lot 2 (property and planning) and lot 3 (litigation), with an estimated framework-wide legal spend of around £16.7m.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Brodies wins Edinburgh Council legal appointment
Published 1 year ago
Brodies LLP has been reappointed to the City of Edinburgh Council’s new Legal Services Framework where it will provide support in four out of the six available lots.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Harper Macleod appointed to Edinburgh Council’s legal services framework
Published 1 year ago
Harper Macleod has been appointed to all six available lots on Edinburgh Council’s new legal services framework.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Ayr admin worker jailed for half a million pound embezzlement spree
Published 1 year ago
Stephanni Houston, a 39-year-old administrative worker from Ayr, has been sentenced to 38 months in prison for embezzling over £516,000 from two companies in a span of four years.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Digby Brown hits £1m charity milestone
Published 1 year ago
Digby Brown’s Winter Dinner Dance for Spinal Injuries Scotland (SIS) has now generated more than £1.1 million to help survivors of spinal cord injuries.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Burges Salmon completes tenth land acquisition for Oxygen Conservation
Published 1 year ago
Burges Salmon has completed its 10th UK land acquisition for Oxygen Conservation, a company committed to protecting and restoring nature and the built environment through conservation projects.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Shoosmiths acts for Certara USA Inc in M&A tech deal
Published 1 year ago
Shoosmiths’ corporate legal team in Scotland recently acted for Certara USA Inc in its acquisition of Formedix Limited, a Glasgow-based biotech company which provides a clinical metadata repository and clinical trial automation software.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
New law cracks down on fraudulent company registrations
Published 1 year ago
Companies House has been given new powers to tackle fraudulent information on the company register under legislation which received royal assent yesterday.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Scottish company found liable for income tax related to transfer of securities option after HMRC appeal to Supreme Court
Published 1 year ago
The UK Supreme Court has ruled that a Scottish company director had acquired a securities option from his company as part of measures to financially rescue it and became subject to income tax after an appeal against an Inner House decision to the opposite effect was made by HM Revenue and Customs.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie acquires Inverness firm
Published 1 year ago
Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP has acquired Inverness law firm Macandrew & Jenkins WS Ltd.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Burges Salmon revenue up 8% to £128.2m
Published 1 year ago
Independent UK law firm Burges Salmon, which has a major office in Edinburgh, has reported an eight per cent increase in turnover to £128.2 million in the latest financial year.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
New firm DHM Law opens in Glasgow
Published 1 year ago
Lawyers Gail Docherty, Michael Hankinson and Callum McInnes have combined to form start-up firm DHM Law in Glasgow.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Morton Fraser reappointed to SIPP and SSAS posts
Published 1 year ago
Morton Fraser has been reappointed by two key players in the SIPP and SSAS market, XPS Self Invested Pensions and Barnett Waddingham.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Former Livingston FC director has claim against him for misappropriation of club money dismissed
Published 1 year ago
A commercial judge has dismissed an action against a former director of a Scottish football club suffering from financial difficulties after it raised an action seeking £148,000 from him on the ground of breach of fiduciary duty.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Lindsays: Scots firms must brace for tighter ID verification law
Published 1 year ago
Companies must prepare for a new law that will impose greater demands on verifying the identity of their directors and connected businesses, lawyers at Lindsays have warned.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Morton Fraser reappointed to Edinburgh Council legal framework
Published 1 year ago
Morton Fraser has been successfully reappointed by the City of Edinburgh Council to provide legal services to lot 1 (commercial), lot 2 (property and planning) and lot 3 (litigation), with an estimated framework-wide legal spend of around £16.7m.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Brodies wins Edinburgh Council legal appointment
Published 1 year ago
Brodies LLP has been reappointed to the City of Edinburgh Council’s new Legal Services Framework where it will provide support in four out of the six available lots.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Harper Macleod appointed to Edinburgh Council’s legal services framework
Published 1 year ago
Harper Macleod has been appointed to all six available lots on Edinburgh Council’s new legal services framework.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →