Harper Macleod

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

The energy & natural resources team at Harper Macleod assisted Statkraft UK Limited on its sale of the operational Andershaw wind farm in South Lanarkshire to Greencoat UK Wind with the provision of project-side advice, vendor due diligence and the provision of a certificate of title. The deal

Two partners at Harper Macleod have been accredited as construction law specialists by the Law Society of Scotland. Euan Pirie, head of the firm’s infrastructure and projects team, and Michael Conroy, who leads on construction, have been recognised as being among Scotland’s leading advis

Harper Macleod and the National Autistic Society Scotland are this week marking a significant milestone in their association to deliver the Education Rights Service to parents in Scotland.

Harper Macleod LLP has announced eight new partners as it emerges strongly from a financial year dominated by the pandemic. The eight new partners are: Natalie Dissake (debt and asset recovery), Amy Walsh (business development), Kathleen Martin (private client), Marina Harper (personal injury),

Harper Macleod has been named as one of Scotland's five 'Ones to Watch' at the inaugural Flexibility Works Employer Awards. The firm was the only legal services business to be recognised at the event, which celebrated Scotland's top flexible employers.

Harper Macleod recorded a small increase in profits in its last financial year, despite the onset of the pandemic in the final weeks of trading. In its latest accounts filed at Companies House, the firm said it had met all of its strategic aims for the year to March 2020.

Scottish fintech Aveni has secured seed investment of £520,000 for its video conferencing based AI technology, which aims to transform client interaction in financial and professional advice sectors in the new age of ‘digital client service’. The investment, led by the TRICAPITAL a

Harper Macleod has advised on the Scottish aspects of the £107 million sale of technical textiles business Low & Bonar plc to German firm Freudenberg SE, a leading player in the global market for performance materials. Low & Bonar is a Scottish founded and listed company with a manufac

The corporate team at Harper Macleod is on course to complete more than 30 deals worth over £50 million during the lockdown period – in a positive sign that corporate Scotland is still open for business. Since the UK's lockdown began on 23 March, the firm's team has completed 12 deals re