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New firm DHM Law opens in Glasgow

Published 6 months ago

Lawyers Gail Docherty, Michael Hankinson and Callum McInnes have combined to form start-up firm DHM Law in Glasgow.

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Morton Fraser reappointed to SIPP and SSAS posts

Published 6 months ago

Morton Fraser has been reappointed by two key players in the SIPP and SSAS market, XPS Self Invested Pensions and Barnett Waddingham.

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Former Livingston FC director has claim against him for misappropriation of club money dismissed

Published 7 months 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.

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Lindsays: Scots firms must brace for tighter ID verification law

Published 7 months 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.

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Morton Fraser reappointed to Edinburgh Council legal framework

Published 7 months 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.

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Brodies wins Edinburgh Council legal appointment

Published 7 months 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.

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Harper Macleod appointed to Edinburgh Council’s legal services framework

Published 7 months ago

Harper Macleod has been appointed to all six available lots on Edinburgh Council’s new legal services framework.

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Thompsons Solicitors Scotland named Firm of the Year

Published 7 months ago

Thompsons Solicitors Scotland, a leading personal injury law firm, has been crowned ‘Firm of the Year’ at the Scottish Legal Awards 2023.

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Woman who embezzled £1.5m from family business in Aberdeen jailed

Published 7 months ago

A grandmother who embezzled £1.5 million from a family scrap metal business in Aberdeen has been jailed for three years and four months.

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Addleshaw Goddard appointed to Scottish Government’s legal panel

Published 7 months ago

Addleshaw Goddard has been appointed to two key lots on the Scottish government’s legal panel.

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US: Judge finds Trump liable for ‘false valuation’ of Menie estate

Published 7 months ago

A judge has found that Donald Trump and his company are liable for the “false valuation” of the former president’s Aberdeenshire golf course.

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Burges Salmon acts for abrdn on funding round to Clearbell Capital LLP

Published 7 months ago

Burges Salmon has advised abrdn on a funding package arranged by Brotherton Real Estate to Clearbell Property Partners IV LP, a fund managed by Clearbell Capital LLP, to support a £34 million acquisition of industrial assets from UK property investment firm Palace Capital plc.

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Harper Macleod and Scottish EDGE extend decade-long partnership

Published 7 months ago

Harper Macleod has extended its longstanding partnership with Scottish EDGE.

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John Joyce to step down as managing partner of Addleshaw Goddard a year early

Published 7 months ago

John Joyce has announced he will stand down as managing partner of Addleshaw Goddard next April, a year ahead of the end of his current term, 10 years after he was first elected and at the end of his 25th anniversary as a partner in the business.

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Parliament approves final extension of tenant protections

Published 7 months ago

Measures to protect tenants through the cost of living crisis, including the 3% rent cap and additional eviction protections, will be extended for a further period of up to six months following a vote by MSPs.

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