Harper Macleod

Professor Lorne Crerar CBE, executive chair and co-founder of Harper Macleod, has been selected to chair the strategic board of the new national public energy agency Heat & Energy Efficiency Scotland. The new agency has been launched by the Scottish government to scale up the delivery of climate

Harper Macleod chairman Professor Lorne Crerar CBE will become the interim chair of the new Scottish Rugby Union, as part of the governance reforms presented in June 2022, if the final documentation implementing those reforms is approved at a Special General Meeting next week. Professor Crerar was a

Harper Macleod has appointed Bill Stark to the firm as a debt and asset recovery consultant. Mr Stark, who joins from Morton Fraser, specialises in all debtor or creditor positions across the public and private sectors, including B2B/B2C commercial debt, consumer credit, debt, asset finance, invoice

Keni Carmichael of Harper Macleod considers the challenges for Scotland's forthcoming new defamation law. You would be hard-pressed to find someone who hasn’t come across the Depp vs Heard or Vardy vs Rooney defamation cases. In Scotland, whilst solicitors practising in this area will no doubt

Harper Macleod is extending its partnership with Scottish ClubSport, the umbrella organisation for local sports councils and ClubSport networks across Scotland. The firm will be the headline partner for Scottish ClubSport’s Annual Conference in September, the title for which is “Capacity

Harper Macleod has appointed five new partners, bringing the total number to 77. Two of the new partners joined as trainees. The promotions illustrate the firm’s growth and strength in its diverse service offering, particularly family law, private client, renewable energy and rural matters, an

Harper Macleod has advised a Highland timber and building supplies business in its move to an employee ownership trust. A corporate team, led by Chris Kerr and including Peter McLuckie, Ross Thomson and Joanne Finlayson, advised the shareholders of Inverness-based Caley Timber and Building Supplies,

Harper Macleod aims to grow its number of modern apprentices as it congratulates its latest cohort of successful graduates coming through the programme.

Harper Macleod is partnering with social enterprise Dechomai to support the ongoing creation of diverse new businesses. Dechomai is a social enterprise which seeks to empower ethnic minority women with leadership and enterprise skills. It delivers courses, one-to-one advice, and a community for ethn

Harper Macleod has bolstered its immigration expertise with the appointment of one of the UK’s leading practitioners, as it anticipates increasing demand for immigration advice from both companies and individuals. Ashley Fleming joins the firm as a senior associate from Bindmans in London. She

Harper Macleod has been appointed as a supplier on Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) Debt Resolution Services framework. CCS is an executive agency of the UK government, and is the UK’s largest public procurement organisation. It supports the public sector to achieve maximum commercial va

Harper Macleod has expanded its business development team with the addition of experienced solicitor Laura Meldrum. Ms Meldrum, who until recently was a senior solicitor in the employment law team at Anderson Strathern, joins the firm as a business development associate.

Harper Macleod has announced the launch of Greener Actions, a project aimed primarily at reducing the environmental impact of dispute resolution in Scotland. With COP26 due to start in Glasgow on Sunday, Greener Actions aims to form the basis of a coordinated approach by the legal profession in

Harper Macleod has been appointed to provide legal services to the Orkney-based European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), the world’s leading test facility for wave and tidal power devices. The firm won a place on EMEC’s new legal services framework following a tender process and the appoint

Harper Macleod's corporate team has advised Beecatcher Pte Limited, a Singapore based company, on its acquisition of Byron Bakery Ltd in November 2020. Operating since the 1950s, Byron Bakery is a well-known bakery and retail store based in Aberdeen which has developed an extensive customer base and