Aberdein Considine

Aberdein Considine has been named Debt Recovery Team of the Year at The Herald’s Law Awards of Scotland 2024. The awards, which took place on Friday, celebrate the influential figures and firms in the Scottish legal sector.  

Aberdein Considine staff have raised over £28,000 for North East Scotland cancer and haemotology charity Friends of ANCHOR in just four months.

October is Menopause Awareness Month and today is World Menopause Day. We see countless blogs and articles (all pink and purple) around this time of year where employers highlight their support for menopausal women – but are they really doing enough to break the stigma and prevent discriminati

Robert Holland takes a look at the UK government's new Employment Bill. The bill unveiled yesterday is undoubtedly the biggest employment rights shake-up since the 1999 Employment Relations Act 25 years ago, and in legislative length only matched by the 1975 Employment Protection Bill. However, it i

Aberdein Considine has made a record number of promotions. Twenty-one lawyers working from Peterhead to Newcastle upon Tyne have been elevated in the firm’s latest round of promotions.

Lomond Group has expanded its Scottish portfolio with the acquisition of Aberdein Considine's residential lettings business. The deal adds 1,700 properties, from across Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and the central belt, to Lomond's Scotland brand, DJ Alexander, bringing its total managed properties

Following the first and second parts in her series, Aberdein Considine trainee Sophie Reid tells aspiring solicitors what to look for in a firm. Do your research. There are a few things you can do to gen up on the firms you’re interested in joining:

Aberdein Considine trainee Sophie Reid gives us a taste of life as a trainee in four parts this week. As I sit down, morning coffee (vanilla, of course!) in hand, one of the solicitors in the team taps me on the shoulder. She tells me to grab my jacket, and laptop (with a notepad as back-up). She le

With weeks to go before new legal obligations are imposed on employers to take “reasonable steps” to prevent the sexual harassment of employees through the Worker Protection Act 2023, HR teams are being urged to prepare for the changes. Employment law specialists at Aberdein Considine wi

Karen Little takes a look at what the Morphe Cosmetics case demonstrates about the the pros and cons of pre-pack sales. The recent news about viral beauty brand Morphe Cosmetics entering into administration through a pre-pack sale will no doubt have caught the attention of insolvency practitioners a

Aberdein Considine has appointed media relations specialist Katie Spence as its new PR & external affairs manager. Ms Spence, a former journalist with nearly 20 years’ experience in public sector, corporate and consumer PR, will work with Aberdein Considine’s marketing director Clare

Aberdein Considine has made seven appointments in Scotland. In Glasgow and Stirling, the firm welcomes Karen Wooton, senior associate; Fiona O’Donnell, associate; Rebecca White, senior solicitor and Emma Haverstock, solicitor.

Aberdein Considine has strengthened its employment law team in Glasgow through the appointment of a new senior associate Laurie Anderson. He brings more than 15 years’ experience in the field and is accredited as a specialist in employment law by the Law Society of Scotland.

Aberdein Considine has relocated its main legal and wealth teams in Aberdeen to Blenheim House in the city’s west end. The firm’s head office has been located on Bon Accord Crescent since 1986. This will continue to house the business support, conveyancing, leasing and lender service tea

Aberdein Considine has expanded its wealth management operation, AC Wealth, with the appointment of Ross Leckridge as a chartered financial planner to the firm's newly established Edinburgh division of its financial planning team. Mr Leckridge, a fellow of the Personal Finance Society, brings more t