Lindsays

A £30 million pledge to support Scottish charities through the coronavirus crisis is welcome but will not tackle the immediate cash flow problems leaving many in a fight for survival, lawyers have warned. Alastair Keatinge and David Dunsire, of Lindsays, are advising a string of organisations

A church is suing Edinburgh Council after a conference featuring an American pastor was cancelled due to complaints made about his views. Destiny Church, based in Glasgow, was due to host its three-day 'Surge Conference' in June at the Usher Hall.

More than 100 guests representing 80 organisations attended Lindsays' annual Third Sector Drinks Reception, held at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh on Wednesday, to discuss issues emerging for this year and beyond. Attendees heard from some of the most important figures in the field, wi

Lindsays' private client team in Dundee has welcomed Harriet Grant, who has recently joined the firm as a solicitor from Burness Paull. Ms Grant deals with a wide variety of private client matters including the administration of executries and the drafting of wills and powers of attorney.

Katherine Irvine has joined Lindsays’ employment team in Edinburgh. Ms Irvine has a wealth of both advisory and advocacy experience, advising a variety of clients involved in sectors from hospitality and leisure, third sector and technology to transport, construction and education.

Lindsays has seen a rise in the number of employee ownership deals it completed in 2019 and said that it expects the trend to continue in 2020. Employee ownership is the process of over 50 per cent of a company’s shares being transferred to the staff of that company, and it is typically done b

Lindsays has outlined a series of measures it says can give small businesses a fighting chance of success, ahead of Small Business Saturday. Kenny Gray, a commercial property partner at the firm with expertise in advising SMEs, has commented on the simple steps that small businesses can take to

Gavin Buchan discusses how the rise of new finance possibilities is a positive development for all. When anything crashes and burns, there is often something that rises from the ashes. Since the economy emerged from the other side of the global financial crisis, that something has been a range

Lindsays has announced three promotions as part of its ongoing growth. Louise Norris has been promoted to director within the commercial property team, Lauren Pasi has been promoted to senior associate within the personal injury team and Tim Macdonald has been promoted to associate within

Lindsays has today announced a merger with Edinburgh-based legal practice Hadden Rankin.  The merger takes effect on 28th October 2019 and will see all Hadden Rankin staff transfer to Lindsays, with no redundancies. Hadden Rankin’s founding partners – Ross Hadden and Dot Rankin &nda

Lindsays has welcomed two new solicitors to its private client team. Amy Mayberry and Harriet Waters joined the private client team in Glasgow and Edinburgh respectively. Both advise clients on a wide variety of private client matters including the administration of executries and trusts as well as

Lindsays has announced that Emma McGinley and Claire Brown have successfully qualified and joined the firm's dispute resolution and litigation team (Glasgow) and family law team (Dundee) respectively as newly qualified solicitors. During their two-year traineeships they have gained experience workin

Lindsays has announced that its contract with Scottish Athletics to support the cross country season has been renewed for the next four years.

Lindsays has announced the promotion of Andrew Duff who becomes a director in Lindsays’ rural services team. Mr Duff joined the firm in 2013 as an associate and has acted for clients in relation to the purchase, sale and leasing of property, mineral leases and options for windfarms. He has a p

Vhari Selfridge has joined Lindsays' residential property team, as a director. She brings to the team 20 years of market knowledge, negotiating experience and conveyancing know-how. Ms Selfridge has wide experience of residential purchases and sales, as well as of dealing with a range of general asp