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

Published 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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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