Aberdein Considine

Pictured (L-R): Robert Holland and Ritchie Whyte (partner and head of corporate) Solicitor advocate Robert Holland has joined Aberdein Considine as a partner and will be based in the firm's office in Edinburgh.

Aberdein Considine has boosted its senior management team. Julie Thomson has been appointed as the firm’s new chief financial officer and Mike Fergusson has been hired as Aberdein Considine’s first chief operating officer.

Aberdein Considine has announced that it is to merge with Edinburgh law firm and solicitor estate agent Russel+Aitken Edinburgh LLP. The combined businesses – which will trade under the Aberdein Considine brand – will together employ over 480 staff and have a turnover

A barber business led by Best Barber UK winner Kyle Ross, has opened across three floors of a prime city centre property on Renfield Street in Glasgow. The salon will offer luxury hair and beard services on the ground floor, with a new barber academy occupying the basement. The first floor will serv

Aberdein Considine has strengthened its Lender Services Practice Group (LSPG) with the appointment of a new partner and two lawyers. Neil Patterson has been appointed a partner in the firm’s Banking Litigation team (part of LSPG) and he will be working with financial services organisations acr

Aberdein Considine has appointed Darren Polson as head of mortgage operations. Mr Polson brings almost 20 years’ experience in financial services and has joined the firm from Mortgage Advice Bureau where he was head of training and performance in Scotland. He will work alongside Greig Brown wh

Law firm Aberdein Considine has made a number of senior appointments to its lender services practice group (LSPG) including the hire of a banking and compliance specialist. George McNaughton has joined the firm as the head of compliance for the firm's LSPG following a 30 year career in banking and f

Perthshire-based manufacturing firm Dry Ice Scotland has announced a significant growth and investment plan after agreeing a multi-million-pound funding package with Nash Business Capital.  Dry Ice Scotland is investing over £4 million in the development of a new production site near Dumf

Elaine Elder, an associate at Aberdein Considine, discusses the implications of the new policy adopted by Aberdeen City Council to tackle the local empty-housing crisis. Aberdeen City Council has adopted a new policy to tackle the local empty-housing crisis.A "last resort" for the authority under th

Aberdein Considine has been acknowledged as one of Scotland’s top mortgage brokers following the publication of the longlist categories in the 2021 Scottish Mortgage Awards. The firm, which has a network of independent mortgage brokers across the country, was nominated in five different catego

Sovereign Grooming is set to invest more than £500,000 in launching a new hair salon and barber school in Glasgow which will tackle a grooming industry skills shortage. Sovereign Grooming, led by Best Barber UK winner Kyle Ross, aims to train 600 barbers over the next decade to counter a Covid

Nearly £1 billion worth of house sales were completed in the north-east between September and February, according to figures released by Aberdein Considine.

Aberdein Considine has strengthened its financial services team with the appointment of senior finance specialist Stuart Hunter. Mr Hunter has joined the firm as its director with responsibility for training and competency following senior roles with a number of major financial institutions includin

Scottish businesses are facing a wave of compensation claims following a sharp rise in Employment Tribunal applications during the COVID-19 pandemic. New figures show that more than 800 single tribunal claims were lodged in Scotland between April and June – up 21% on the same period last year

Aberdein Considine has appointed Tahir Bashir as the new operations manager of its banking litigation team. Mr Bashir has joined the firm's Lender Services Practice Group from the Ascent Performance Group, bringing 20 years of frontline experience in property and volume debt recovery with him.