What is to become of one of the UK’s most far-flung and unusual legal hubs? Aberdeen was built on oil and gas. As the energy transition gathers pace, that puts the city in a position that straddles the old and the new. Fossil fuels are out of fashion, yet the undoubted projects expertise that is […]
This is less a Horizon and more a run-down of Scottish people being rude about each other. But it is also hopefully a reminder of just how much the market north of the border has changed recently. Where to start? Well, Morton Fraser and Macroberts have merged to create ‘MF Mac’. The firm has declared […]
Scottish independent Burness Paull is accelerating all of its promotions across the board this year by four months as it prepares to shift its financial year-end from 31 July to 30 March. All levels of promotions, including to partner, will now be effective 1 April. The firm is also planning to bring forward all salary […]
Brodies has appointed a new managing partner, as the Scottish firm gets ready to kick off its next three-year strategy. Head of litigation Stephen Goldie will succeed Nick Scott on 1 May 2024, which is when Scott’s second term of office and when the firm’s current strategic cycle both come to an end. A real […]
Does your firm have a kindness code? London: Lewis Silkin‘s internal motto, as The Lawyer has noted previously, is ‘bravery and kindness’ – but how does that actually translate into busy working life? One of the firm’s pandemic initiatives has been helpful in embedding the ethos into the culture. When Covid-19 hit Lewis Silkin established […]
The Scottish Government has refreshed and reduced the size of its legal panel, with eight firms making the cut. Scottish independents Harper Macleod and Anderson Strathern are among the firms that have been reappointed to the panel, which will run between 2023 and 2027. There are six lots in total and Harper Macleod has been […]
Irwin Mitchell has secured a tie-up with one of Scotland’s independent firms, in a week that has also seen the long-discussed merger of domestic players Morton Fraser and MacRoberts. Following on from Morton Fraser and MacRoberts’ merger deal, Irwin Mitchell has snapped up Wright Johnston & Mackenzie, causing further disruption to the nation’s legal market. […]
Scottish firms Morton Fraser and MacRoberts are going ahead with one of the longest-discussed mergers in the history of the Scottish legal market, The Lawyer can exclusively reveal. The deal is broadly seen as a merger of equals, at least in terms of revenue size. In last year’s The Independents UK 200 report, Morton Fraser […]
Firms in Scotland, including CMS and Pinsent Masons, have reacted strongly against proposed reforms to update the regulation of law firms in Scotland. International UK Top 50 firms CMS, Pinsent Masons and Clyde & Co are among a raft of firms in Scotland pressuring the SNP Government in Holyrood to abandon proposals that would make […]
Thorntons has told The Lawyer that it will not expand into England, instead preferring to zero in on opportunities closer to home as the pool of Scottish independent firms continues to diminish. The strategic move is designed to allow Thorntons to focus on servicing the large number of SMEs that dominate the Scottish marketplace. But the […]
There has been a change in mindset at one North West firm, not least a greater interest in building products.
Brodies has become the first independent Scottish firm to surpass £100m in revenue, having increased its top line by 8 per cent over the last financial year. Marking 13 years of consecutive growth, the firm grew its revenue from £98.5m in 2021/22 to £106.3m. Nick Scott, managing partner at Brodies, told The Lawyer: “Hitting the […]