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Liz Truss takes legal action against Keir Starmer for saying she ‘crashed’ UK economy

Published 10 months ago

The shortest-serving prime minister in UK history, Liz Truss, has taken legal action against Sir Keir Starmer over his claims that she “crashed the economy”.

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Thompsons relocates to new Glasgow office

Published 10 months ago

Thompsons Scotland LLP has relocated its Glasgow office to 70 Wellington Street.

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Profits rise to £13.76m at Harper Macleod

Published 10 months ago

Harper Macleod’s profit before members’ remuneration has risen from £11.95 million to £13.76m, new accounts filed at Companies House show.

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Thompsons’ trauma-informed practice expands

Published 10 months ago

Thompsons Scotland LLP has announced the establishment of the life impact team, a group of specialist solicitors committed to handling serious injury cases.

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Digby Brown sees profits rise 22% to £21.9m

Published 11 months ago

Digby Brown Solicitors recovered a record £160 million in compensation for clients last year.

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Perfect pass rate for ESPC property students

Published 11 months ago

ESPC has announced the graduation of its SPC Property Practice Certification students, with a 100 per cent pass rate.

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Freeths advises Beale & Co on expansion into Scotland

Published 11 months ago

Freeths has advised construction and insurance law specialist Beale & Co on the opening of its first office in Scotland.

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Gunnercooke’s Scottish real estate team exceeds £250m in 2024 deals

Published 11 months ago

Gunnercooke’s Scotland Real Estate team, led by Partners Simon Etchells and Rachel Dunn, has experienced a busy 2024 with over £250 million in capital deals value.

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Citizens Advice Scotland receives funding boost

Published 11 months ago

The Scottish government has awarded £400,000 to Citizens Advice Scotland to improve access to help for people struggling with council tax debt.

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Scottish agency IT outage causing property transaction delays

Published 11 months ago

The Law Society of Scotland has advised that upcoming property settlements may be delayed because of an IT outage with a key Scottish government agency service.

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New paralegal accreditation launched in banking and finance

Published 11 months ago

The Law Society of Scotland has added to its paralegal accreditation programme with a new specialism for paralegals who work in banking and finance.

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Rock processing company to repay £58,000 overpayment to civil engineering contractor

Published 1 year ago

A sheriff has ordered a materials processing company to pay just over £58,000 to a civil engineering contractor in respect of an overpayment made during a dispute about volumes of excavated rock at a landfill site after finding that the defender had been unjustly enriched at the pursuer’s expense.

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Harper Macleod completes more than a deal a day in run up to budget

Published 1 year ago

The corporate and M&A team at Harper Macleod advised on 42 transactions in October as business owners and acquiring companies acted ahead of Labour’s first budget in 14 years.

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Jones Whyte opens new Edinburgh office

Published 1 year ago

Jones Whyte has announced the opening of a new office in Edinburgh.

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BTO posts 16.9% jump in profits to £6.37m

Published 1 year ago

BTO Solicitors LLP has posted profits of £6.371 million, representing a 16.9% increase, for the 2023/2024 financial year.

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