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CMS has promoted two partners within its Glasgow and Aberdeen offices. The newly promoted partners include Craig Wilson, from CMS Aberdeen’s corporate department, and Glasgow-based Fiona Letham.

The Scottish fintech sector continues to see success after success, its growth goals outlined in the fintech Scotland Research & Innovation Roadmap, however some firms are faced with challenges posed by a recent decline in investment activity, writes fintech specialist Fiona Henderson. With

CMS has bolstered its Scottish disputes resolution practice with the appointment of two senior level disputes specialists, Amy Cornelius and Lizzie Gray, as of counsels. Ms Cornelius has extensive experience as a commercial litigator working across all levels of the Scottish Court System for local a

Law firm CMS has announced a series of free-to-attend events aimed at supporting Scottish food & drink companies on key legal issues affecting their sector. The CMS Scotland Kernel series is designed to support companies operating in the industry which employs around 120,000 people and is curren

Professor Daniel Katz, a US technologist and lecturer at Illinois Tech – Chicago Kent College of Law, will address a CMS event next week focused on developments in AI and its impact on commercial contract lawyers. Commercial Contracts and AI: Grasping the Opportunities is an online event

International law firm CMS has unveiled a new offering to the Scottish legal market with the launch of its Strategic Secondment Unit (SSU). The new unit provides a dedicated and experienced team of lawyers to directly support their clients within their business premises.

CMS has appointed two new partners, Barry Edgar and Fenella Mason, who, respectively, join the firm’s offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh. Mr Edgar is a commercial real estate lawyer with extensive experience in advising institutional and private equity clients on investment and development trans

The chief economist of NatWest and a former Scottish political leader are among the guests at an Edinburgh conference being hosted by International law firm CMS next month. On Point: Doing Business in Scotland in Challenging Times takes place on 5 October in the National Museum of Scotland

A report released by international law firm CMS has shown that Glasgow’s commercial real estate market has maintained a steady upward increase in its appeal to investors. Scotland’s biggest city is also closing the gap against other major UK cities as a place for real estate investment.

International law firm CMS has announced 34 new promotions across its three Scottish offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen. Edinburgh-based Joanna Waddell, the firm’s sustainability lead for Scotland, has been promoted to of counsel.

Kate Darracott looks at the proposed reforms by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to the UK's listing rules aimed at making UK stock markets more attractive to businesses seeking to raise capital, and how they may make the UK listing regime more competitive, particularly for early-stage, high-gr

Two oil and gas sector specialists from law firm CMS have launched a new book outlining the ‘radical’ approach of the UK’s MER (maximising economic recovery) regime governing North Sea drilling operations. Maximising Economic Recovery: A New Approach to Regulating the UK's Offshore

Chris Rae discusses the potential for Scotland to replicate Norway's success in the data centre market by leveraging renewable energy sources, reusing waste heat, attracting investors, and addressing infrastructure and planning barriers to drive economic growth and enhance environmental sustainabili

CMS is staging an event later this week for food & drink sector businesses looking at advertising compliance, including in relation to greenwashing and HFSS foods, and product labelling. The free-to-attend webinar, being held on Thursday will be led by CMS experts who will discuss the potential

Law firm CMS has announced the addition of two senior associates and transactional real estate specialists, Charlotte Miller and Keith Barber, to its data centre division. Based in Glasgow, the team is set to further fortify its UK and European operations, advising data centre clients with