ScottishNews.com

Law

Freeths advises Beale & Co on expansion into Scotland

Published 9 months ago

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

Read on www.scottishlegal.com →

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

Published 9 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.

Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →

Citizens Advice Scotland receives funding boost

Published 9 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.

Read on www.scottishlegal.com →

Scottish agency IT outage causing property transaction delays

Published 9 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.

Read on www.scottishlegal.com →

New paralegal accreditation launched in banking and finance

Published 10 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.

Read on www.scottishlegal.com →

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

Published 10 months 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.

Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →

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

Published 10 months 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.

Read on www.scottishlegal.com →

Jones Whyte opens new Edinburgh office

Published 10 months ago

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

Read on www.scottishlegal.com →

BTO posts 16.9% jump in profits to £6.37m

Published 10 months ago

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

Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →

Barclays drops appeal against £40m fine

Published 10 months ago

Barclays has been fined £40 million by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for failing to disclose payments made to Qatari investors during the 2008 financial crisis.

Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →

Hunter & Robertson Solicitors wins business award

Published 10 months ago

Hunter & Robertson Solicitors won the Renfrewshire Chamber of Commerce 2024 Award for Outstanding Performing Business (5-25 employees) recently.

Read on www.scottishlegal.com →

Commercial judge allows extension adding fifth year to administration of large fashion retailer

Published 10 months ago

A commercial judge has extended the administration period of a fashion retailer into its fifth year after a note was lodged by its administrators seeking an additional 12 months to resolve the remaining outstanding tasks of the administration.

Read on www.scottishlegal.com →

Aberdein Considine named Debt Recovery Team of the Year

Published 10 months ago

Aberdein Considine has been named Debt Recovery Team of the Year at The Herald’s Law Awards of Scotland 2024.

Read on www.scottishlegal.com →

Holyrood committee welcomes rent controls but calls for clarity

Published 10 months ago

The introduction of rent controls has received support from the majority of the Scottish Parliament’s Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee.

Read on www.scottishhousingnews.com →

Double admissions ceremony breaks record for new Scottish solicitors

Published 10 months ago

A new record has been set for the number of Scottish solicitors formally admitted to the profession in a single day.

Read on www.scottishlegal.com →