Economies of scale: Scottish consolidation escalates as Irwin Mitchell announces merger with WJM Ayesha Ellis Just days after Scottish firms Morton Fraser and MacRoberts announced their intention to merge, Irwin Mitchell also unveiled plans to…
Scottish round up: Brodies and Morton Fraser achieve record breaking revenues, Freeths expands into Scotland Elisha Juttla Brodies has become the first independent Scottish firm to pass the £100m revenue mark. The LB100 firm posted a turnover…
The Scots GC debate: Force multipliers Hamish McNicol Hamish McNicol, Legal Business: How do you build your identity and culture as a legal team? And how do you…
Case study: Brodies Thomas Alan With the expansion of UK and international firms north of the border, as well as the stepping down of former…
‘Bumpy year’: Burness Paull posts flat revenue and profit as muted Scots performance continues Kathryn McCann Scottish independent Burness Paull has posted flat financials for 2016/17 with turnover up 1% from £53.3m to £53.8m, while profit per equity…
Addleshaws plans to disband third partnership tier as Scottish merger beds down Kathryn McCann Management at Addleshaw Goddard is planning to ultimately phase out its third partnership class, which has been created to accommodate…
All over: Morton Fraser and MacRoberts call off merger talks Kathryn McCann Scottish firms Morton Fraser and MacRoberts have called off merger talks in recent weeks, Legal Business has learned.
Brick Court advises as Supreme Court allows Scotland and Wales to intervene in Brexit appeal Kathryn McCann Brick Court Chambers is acting for both the Scottish and Welsh governments as the devolved administrations prepare to intervene in…
Better together? – Those Anglo-Scots unions in focus Kathryn McCann Legal Business looks under the bonnet to assess how the Scottish arms of Pinsent Masons and CMS have fared post-merger.…
Scottish Brexit reaction: Firm leaders urge calm in an even more uncertain environment Kathryn McCann With First Minister Nicola Sturgeon calling for a second Scottish referendum on UK independence amid Scottish voters overwhelmingly backing a…
Bucking the trend: Shepherd and Wedderburn to re-enter Aberdeen with Pinsents hire Kathryn McCann Despite predictions of doom and gloom around Aberdeen and its oil and gas offering, Scottish LB100 firm Shepherd and Wedderburn…
Scots firms in the mix as Pernod Ricard refreshes UK legal panel Legal Business Spirits maker Pernod Ricard has appointed a mix of firms, including a handful of Scottish indies, to its refreshed UK…
In-house: Morton Fraser big winner as firms line up for Edinburgh City Council panel Legal Business Morton Fraser has picked up four places on Edinburgh City Council’s £3.1m panel, being appointed alongside larger firms such as…
Addleshaws in bid to merge with Glasgow’s Maclays as run of Anglo-Scots consolidation continues Kathryn McCann Addleshaw Goddard is in talks to merge with Scots law firm Maclay Murray & Spens in a deal that would create…
Pinsents and CMS miss out as DLA Piper, DWF and Weightmans make it onto Scots government legal panel Legal Business Both Pinsent Masons and CMS Cameron McKenna have missed out on spots as nine firms were awarded places on the…
Comment: Be wary of vaulting ambition as competition ramps up in Scotland Legal Business An interesting battle is raging in Scotland on levels large and small. In early May, the Scottish National Party (SNP)…
The Queen’s Speech: What it holds for lawyers – devolution, referendum and the Snoopers’ Charter Legal Business While the replacement of the Human Rights Act with a British Bill of Rights was delayed, the Queen’s Speech today…
Significant departures: DWF loses four-partner team to Scottish firm MacRoberts Tom Moore MacRoberts has defied the depressed Scottish legal market by expanding to 49 partners, the highest in its history, after poaching…
Scotland: Scotland the brave Chris Crowe It’s been a turbulent ride for the Scots legal market post-banking crisis, but with the independence vote settled, the region…
CMS’ Aberdeen capability sees it awarded £572m BG Group disposal Legal Business CMS Cameron McKenna’s capability in Aberdeen has seen it selected ahead of fellow BG Group panel law firms Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer…
