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CMS is to host a free-to-attend event focused on one of the key challenges facing the UK renewable energy industry – how to solve the issue of grid connections. The seminar, being held in Aberdeen on 19 June, includes contributions from Calum Watt, grid technical authority at Flotation Energy,

CMS is to host an event later this month to support Scotland’s food and drink sector to develop and safeguard their brand’s intellectual property (IP). Led by CMS partner and IP specialist Neeraj Thomas and fellow IP specialist Cara McGlynn, the free-to-attend seminar will be of interest

Law firm CMS has appointed Sally Clark to the firm’s disputes resolution practice in the senior role of Of Counsel. Ms Clark joins from the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS), where she developed extensive experience in a wide range of corporate and financial crime cases includ

Carol Nisbet has been appointed managing partner of CMS' Aberdeen office. She succeeds Norman Wisely, who served in the role for the past 10 years.

CMS is hosting a free-to-attend event highlighting the growing risk of class action lawsuits facing Scotland’s food and drink (F&D) industry. The online session will focus on the threat of class action proceedings, which were introduced in Scotland in 2020, and how they specifically impact

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.