Dentons

Two roles at Dentons in Scotland are at risk of being lost, as the firm begins a UK-wide redundancy consultation. The roles, in the Scottish real estate department, could go along with jobs in London and Milton Keynes.

Dentons has announced proposals to combine with Tanzanian law firm, East African Law Chambers (EALC), as part of its plans to become a leading pan-African law firm. EALC has five partners and 13 lawyers and provides legal services for a range of matters including banking and finance, mergers an

Dentons is hosting a new series of events in Scotland entitled "The Big Blether" which will be dedicated to the issues that matter to its clients and communities. Each event in the new series will feature speakers from all walks of like who will share their stories, thoughts, and opinions on importa

Fiona Caldow and Gareth Hale consider a recent decision by the Supreme Court on restrictive covenants in restraint of trade. In Peninsula Securities Limited v Dunnes Stores (Bangor) Limited [2020] UKSC 36, the Supreme Court upheld the terms of a lease, finding that a restrictive

Alison Bryce considers the uncertainty for the Scottish food and drink industry in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Over the last 47 years, the UK’s laws, regulations and processes have become inextricably linked with the European Union. There are a number of factors to consider in the inevitabl

Dentons has announced it will combine with US firm Durham Jones & Pinegar as part of 'Project Golden Spike', a series of combinations aimed at dominance in the US market.

Dentons is to close its Aberdeen and Watford offices, with lawyers and staff set to work from home permanently. The firm told The Lawyer, however, that the closures will not result in any redundancies. The Edinburgh and Milton Keynes offices will be available to those staff now working from home per

Dentons has hired Brian Hutcheson as a partner in its UK real estate practice. Mr Hutcheson will be based in the firm's Glasgow office and joins from Morton Fraser where he has been a partner since 2006. He specialises in development work, investment sales and purchases, property finance and leasing

The first Scottish court decision on the Electronic Communications Code, which was introduced to the UK under the Digital Economy Act 2017, has been issued. It highlights the increase in power that telecommunications operators are now enjoying, write Gareth Hale and Sarah Peock. The caseThe case of

Rachel Dunn has been appointed chair of Women in Property's Central Scotland branch for 2020/21. Ms Dunn, an associate at Dentons in Glasgow, takes on this regional role for the national property and construction industry lobbying and networking organisation for one year from 1st March 202

Global law firm Dentons has become the latest firm to expand into Ireland with the appointment of two partners from Irish law firms William Fry and Matheson. Eavan Saunders, previously a senior partner at William Fry as well as global law firm Ashurst, will be managing partner of the Dublin off

Dentons has advised Charles Ritchie's Testamentary Trust, the majority shareholder of global energy services engineering business Score Group, on its £120 million sale to private equity firm SCF Partners. Founded in 1982 by Charles Ritchie, Score is headquartered in the Aberdeenshire town of P

Amy Cornelius, a senior associate at Dentons in Glasgow, has completed eight running events in the space of eight months and is on track to raise £8,000 for cystic fibrosis charities.

The requirement for parental consent in order for minors to change their legal gender can be "restrictive and problematic", according to a report prepared by Dentons. Only Adults? Good Practices In Legal Gender Recognition for Youth identifies 'good practices' in eight European jurisdictions: Norway

Josef Strand has been appointed an associate at Dentons in Glasgow. Mr Strand, who joins the firm's real estate department, obtained an LLB from Edinburgh University and trained with Sneddons in West Lothian.