Aberdein Considine

Aberdein Considine has recognised 15 talented employees working from Peterhead to Manchester in the firm’s latest round of promotions. Promoted to partner are: conveyancing senior associates Samantha Gilbert (Westhill), Katie Hutchinson (Union Street), Stevie Kelman (Stonehaven / Banchory) and

Scottish Lawyer Ahsan Mustafa examines a case of alleged non-payment of debt by a construction firm. A motion for summary decree came before the sheriff in a commercial action for payment. The pursuer was a long-established supplier of building materials trading on a credit basis. The defender was a

Ritchie Whyte and David Millar provide a practical overview of the legal duties and responsibilities UK company directors must fulfil under the Companies Act 2006, along with guidance on how to remain compliant. In recent times, company law has been thrust into the spotlight, with corporate governan

Edinburgh’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the least confident of Scotland’s major cities as business viability concerns remain high nationwide, according to new research from Aberdein Considine LLP.  Capturing the views of Scottish SMEs in the run-up to the Holyrood

Ahsan Mustafa clarifies the legal foundations behind their earlier article arguing that issuing an invoice alone does not constitute a contract, drawing on established Scottish contract law principles around offer, acceptance, and consent. Following publication of the recent article on the propositi

Ahsan Mustafa, a senior associate in Aberdein Considine LLP’s banking litigation team has achieved accreditation from the Law Society of Scotland as a debt and asset recovery specialist. Mr Mustafa works within the firm’s wider Lender Services Practice Group and acts for major UK banks,

Ross Webb looks at the rising trend of Scottish business failures, discussing the underlying factors that influence modern restructuring. Insolvencies in Scotland are running at a 10-year high, with recently released data from the Accountant in Bankruptcy (AIB) revealing that 1,272 businesses north

Aberdein Considine LLP has moved to strengthen its corporate offering in the central belt with the key appointment of Stewart Gordon as partner in the firm’s Edinburgh office.  Mr Gordon joins Aberdein Considine from Addleshaw Goddard, where he was a managing associate in the infrastructu

A recurring theme in commercial litigation is the attempt by a defender to escape liability by asserting that the “wrong party” was sued. This argument often surfaces where goods or services were supplied under an apparently straightforward commercial arrangement, but invoices were issue

Ahsan Mustafa looks at the main changes brought in by the Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Act 2024 began, six months on. These reforms are expressed through amendments to the Bankruptcy (Applications and Decisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2016 and related instruments. The most recent commencement

Aberdein Considine LLP has appointed contractual recoveries specialist Shilpi Jairath as operations director with its multi-award-winning lender services practice group. Based in the growing firm’s Newcastle office and with over 22 years of experience in contractual recoveries across consumer

Scottish ministers have extended a consultation on new mental health moratorium rules amid efforts to improve debt protections for people struggling with mental illness, writes Ahsan Mustafa. On 14 November, Ivan McKeen, minister for public finance, extended the consultation on the draft Mental Heal

Following its move to new headquarters over the past two years, Aberdein Considine has donated van-loads of office furniture from its previous Aberdeen address to local charities.

The R3 in Scotland Committee’s 2025 Half-Day Forum, held at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow last Wednesday, reminded everyone why this was a must attend event in Scotland’s insolvency and restructuring calendar, writes Ahsan Mustafa. The morning struck just the ri

Ahsan Mustafa discusses the key reforms introduced by The Charities Accounts (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025, including modernised accounting thresholds, new safety dispensations for security risks, and alignment with UK reporting standards. The Scottish Government has introduced a major refor