Aberdein Considine

Following its move to new headquarters over the past two years, Aberdein Considine has donated van-loads of office furniture from its previous Aberdeen address to local charities.

Aberdein Considine has recruited Alasdair Fraser as an associate in the firm's private client team in Glasgow. Mr Fraser brings experience across the full spectrum of private client work, including wills, powers of attorney, estate administration and tax and succession planning.

Ahsan Mustafa discusses the key reforms to Scottish charity accounts regulations, including modernised accounting thresholds, new safety dispensations for security risks, and alignment with UK reporting standards. The Scottish government has introduced a major reform of charity accounting rules thro

Ahsan Mustafa looks at the impact of recent changes to debt recovery rules. Seven months have now passed since the Diligence against Earnings (Variation) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 came into effect. The changes, which amended parts of the Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987, updated how much of a person&rs

Talented colleagues have been recognised at Aberdein Considine this autumn, with 15 employees working from Aberdeen to Newcastle upon Tyne elevated in the firm’s latest round of promotions. Two Glasgow-based private client lawyers, Fiona O’Donnell and Rebecca White, have been promoted to

Aberdein Considine partner Robert Holland, 53, has risen to new heights in his fundraising efforts, completing one of the most spectacular high-altitude journeys in the world to raise almost £4,000 for My Name’5 Doddie Foundation and Cash for Kids. Mr Holland took on the 14-day K2 Base C

Strong-arm tactics against whistleblowers, and over-reaching in litigation, can backfire badly for businesses – with severe consequences, writes Euan McSherry. A recent Scottish court ruling (Martin McGowan v Springfield Properties) highlights the dangers businesses face when using legal inter

A recently reported judgment of the Outer House of the Court of Session has underscored the importance of compliance with the duty of full and frank disclosure (often referred to as the duty of candour) in ex parte hearings, write Ross Webb and Charlie MacKay. In May 2025, PE Limited and others (the

Aberdein Considine has relocated its Newcastle office to a new home boasting views of the River Tyne. The Scottish-headquartered firm has around 70 staff members in Newcastle, working principally in volume recovery and banking litigation on behalf of major UK lenders.

As we have seen reported over the recent months, the Employment Rights Bill, currently making its way through Parliament, will arguably bring about the greatest changes to employment law in a generation. The latest announcement is the fact that the UK government plans to ban the use of non-disclosur

Aberdein Considine has seen a record financial year, with both turnover and profit increasing substantially across the firm. This comes as the organisation converts from a traditional partnership model to a limited liability partnership and unveils a refreshed brand identity. Turnover at the firm ex

More than 80 per cent of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Scotland believe the viability of their business is at risk over the next 12 months, according to new research from Aberdein Considine. The survey, carried out by Censuswide on behalf of the law firm, highlights the mounting econo

Aberdein Considine has appointed Marianne McJannett as a partner in the firm’s Glasgow office. Ms McJannett, who qualified as a solicitor in 2012, joins Aberdein Considine from Bellwether Green, where she was head of employment.

If a parent wishes to move abroad with a child who is usually resident within Scotland, that parent will require the permission of anyone else who holds parental rights in respect of the child. Unfortunately, such permission is not always sought or obtained before a parent takes the child to live ab

Staff at Aberdein Considine will be swapping their suits for active wear as they take on a series of fundraising challenges in aid of the firm’s 2025 charity partners, Cash for Kids and the Russell Anderson Foundation (RAF). Following successful fundraising activities in previous years, which