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CMS has announced the appointment of three new partners in Scotland. The trio includes Robbie Somerville, a Glasgow-based lawyer within CMS’s corporate team, and his Edinburgh colleague Rory Thomson from the firm’s insurance and reinsurance group.

CMS is holding a series of events across Scotland aimed at supporting further growth of the nation’s renewable energy sector. The Future of Renewables Seminars will kick off on April 1 at CMS’s Glasgow office with follow up sessions taking place in Edinburgh on April 3 and concluding at

CMS is joining forces with economic research organisation, Fraser of Allander Institute (FAI), and business advocate group CBI Scotland, to host an event focused on the development of apprenticeship funding and policy. Skills for the Future: Unlocking Potential Through Apprenticeships takes place at

CMS is holding a free event later this month designed to help companies comply with new UK anti-fraud legislation. The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA) aims to reduce fraud and economic crime in the UK. A section of the Act, which comes into effect in September, will further ext

The annual CMS Scotland Hotels & Leisure Charity Quiz has raised £585 for a Scottish charity supporting employees and students within the Scottish hospitality sector.

New powers allowing police to seize cryptocurrency and other similar assets, which have been illegally obtained by criminals or are being used to hide or launder the proceeds of their activities, came into effect in Scotland yesterday, writes Sally Clark. The new seizure powers are a key aspect of t

CMS has announced the promotion of Laura West to partner in its Infrastructure, Construction and Energy Disputes (ICE Disputes) practice. Ms West is dual-qualified in Scots and English law and is a Law Society-accredited specialist in construction law. She teaches construction law to postgraduate st

Caroline Maciver has joined CMS as partner in its Edinburgh office. Ms Maciver, who joins the firm from Burness Paull, has 20 years’ experience leading on large, complex disputes in the private and public sectors. Her practice includes advising main contractors, developers and housebuilders on

Always quick to spot an opportunity, criminals have increasingly turned to cryptocurrency as a means of hiding and, in many cases, laundering the proceeds of illicit activities, writes Sally Clark. As part of the law enforcement response, cryptocurrencies and other cryptoassets have now been specifi

A new report has revealed how significant challenges, including skills shortages and an ageing population, pose a risk to Scotland’s economy. The Skills for Today and Tomorrow thought leadership report conducted by the Fraser of Allander Institute (FAI) on behalf of international law firm CMS,

British restaurateur, author and TV personality Nisha Katona MBE and former first minister, Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale, will be among the guest speakers at CMS Scotland’s business conference next month. Hosted by broadcaster Kirsty Wark, CMS’s annual On Point conference takes place

Sally Clark provides an update on the latest action being taken against Glencore under the UK's bribery legislation. The global mining giant Glencore was back in the news last week with the announcement from the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) that it has charged five of its executives, who are now due t

The UK remains Europe’s highest-risk jurisdiction for class action lawsuits, with the total claimed value exceeding £120 billion in the period 2018-2023, according to a new report from CMS. Competition class actions comprised 540 million members by the end of 2023, an increase of 200 mil

Vini Cowden, an energy specialist lawyer focused on electricity transmission, carbon capture and storage, and offshore wind, has become the latest partner to join CMS’s Aberdeen office. She relocates to the Granite City from Glasgow where she has been based since joining CMS in 2001.

Ailsa Ritchie comments on the construction policy note which has introduced a Graduated Pricing Mechanism as an alternative method of determining price score in tender evaluation. Guidance setting out a new method of determining the price score in tender assessments for construction projects has bee