Aberdein Considine

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.

The Scottish property market enjoyed a sharp rise in sales following Boris Johnson’s General Election win, new research from Aberdein Considine has found.

The 2020 AccelerateHER Awards for Scottish female business founders has announced that global IT and business consulting services provider CGI is one of its core sponsors for this year’s programme. CGI joins Barclays Ventures and Skyscanner who return as 2020 AccelerateHER sponsors. A further

Law firm Aberdein Considine has appointed Natalie Mortimer as head of compliance and Thomas Lilie as head of legal for the Lender Services Practice Group. Ms Mortimer has moved to Aberdein Considine from Virgin Money where she was head of risk, compliance and quality. She brings over 15 years’

Aberdein Considine has strengthened its Lender Services Practice Group (LSPG) with the appointment of UK banking veteran Colin Soulsby. Mr Soulsby has left his senior role with the Royal Bank of Scotland to join the firm in a newly-created relationship management role.