Harper Macleod

Harper Macleod has advised the owners of two events companies on their sale to London Marathon Events (LME). LME has acquired the companies which run the increasingly popular Loch Ness Marathon & Festival of Running, Inverness Half Marathon & 5k and the Etape Loch Ness cycling event –

Donnie Munro discusses the current M&A market in Scotland, which is experiencing high activity due to anticipated tax changes, and highlights the rising trend of vendor initiated management buyouts (VIMBOs) as an attractive exit strategy for business owners. The corporate mergers and acquisition

Harper Macleod's profit before members’ remuneration has risen from £11.95 million to £13.76m, new accounts filed at Companies House show. The firm had an average of 75 members over the year, with the average remuneration standing at £176,917, up from £162,386. The shar

Harper Macleod proudly took part in the Cash for Kids Mission Christmas campaign. The firm’s collective efforts resulted in more than 100 donations, helping ensure that children, who might otherwise have woken up to nothing, experience the joy of receiving a gift on Christmas morning.

Stephen Chan, a partner in Harper Macleod's corporate, commercial and regulatory team in Edinburgh, has been appointed as a reporter to the Commercial Court of the Court of Session.  His role will be to assist the court by reporting on company petitions. Such petitions primarily cover complex s

The corporate and M&A team at Harper Macleod advised on 42 transactions in October as business owners and acquiring companies acted ahead of Labour’s first budget in 14 years. With businesses anticipating a hike in capital gains tax (CGT) and other tax raising measures, the team saw a mark

Crofting, rural, and community land experts at Harper Macleod have advised a community group on a transaction which will see the protection of nearly 8,000 acres of croft land and common grazings in the north west Highlands. The Coigach Community Development Company (CCDC) has acquired 7,900 acres o

Children’s rights practitioners and policymakers will gather in Glasgow next week as part of a conference examining the experiences of children within the Scottish justice system. Speakers including Bragi Gudbrandsson, vice chair for the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child and founder of t

Harper Macleod has welcomed its new cohort of trainee solicitors.

Harper Macleod has advised on the business succession of Dundee-based Lock Shop & Security Services. Ownership of the Tayside business, which has been providing locksmith, access control and home security services since 1984, has transferred from Mike and Therese Devlin to the business’ ma

Changes in lending practices have seen RSLs move away from their traditionally cautious approach to managing interest rate fluctuations to explore more complex options, writes Derek Hogg. Scottish registered social landlords (RSLs) can be a cautious breed. Indeed, when it comes to exposure

Harper Macleod has advised an Ayrshire entrepreneur on a six-figure investment in his astrophotography platform. Picastro has been created by Tom McCrorie who has combined his passion and astrophotography skills with his career as a creative designer.

In a landmark decision, which adds to the growing global body of climate-based jurisprudence, the Supreme Court has held by a majority that before a developer is allowed to proceed with a project that extracts fossil fuels, it must carry out an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) that assesses the

Harper Macleod has promoted 35 lawyers, including seven new partners and seven senior associates, across a wide range of practice areas and locations.

Harper Macleod has advised the new owners of a longstanding dentistry practice in East Kilbride. Avondale Dental Practice has been treating patients in East Kilbride for 80 years, and has now been acquired by Liam McLaughlin, who has taken over the from the previous owner of 23 years, Dr Mairi Macle