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Blackadders LLP has been ranked in the top band for Private Wealth Law in the Dundee area in the prestigious Chamber High Net Worth Guide. As well as appearing in band 1, Laura McDowall, head of the private client team, has achieved an individual band 1 ranking for the Dundee area.

Claire Ogston has been made partner at Blackadders LLP and appointed head of the firm’s residential property unit. She joined the firm’s Aberdeen team earlier this year as director of residential property, after having had more than 17 years’ experience in residential property. Ms

Blackadders LLP has moved to a new Dundee office in the heart of the city centre. The law firm and wealth management firm will move to DC Thomson’s Meadowside building, leasing the first floor and a section of the ground floor from the content, technology and investments business. Blackadders

Blackadders LLP has boosted its Aberdeen residential property team by recruiting Claire Ogston as its new director. Ms Ogston has more than 17 years’ experience in residential property and is an expert in the Aberdeen market having been born, raised and educated in the city. She is joining Bla

Kirk Dailly has been appointed as head of the business services group at Blackadders LLP. As a partner at the law firm and the existing head of Blackadders’ corporate and commercial team, he has extensive experience in the sector. He takes over from Campbell Clark, who continues as a partner a

Blackadders LLP has reported increased turnover and profit in its latest accounts. The firm's turnover for 2022/23 was £16.7 million, including Blackadders Wealth Management LLP. Profits stood at £4.23m.

Blackadders LLP has completed the purchase of 37 chemist shops for clients across Scotland from Lloyds Pharmacy in deals worth a total of more than £35 million. Lloyds has been carrying out a divestment programme in Scotland this year and 18 Blackadders’ clients have taken the opportunit

Blackadders LLP has bolstered its business services team in Glasgow with the appointment of John Elder as a commercial property partner. Mr Elder has joined the firm from Shepherd and Wedderburn and has more than 25 years’ experience in commercial real estate. He specialises in cross-border tr

Neil Crockatt has been appointed as partner and head of residential property at Blackadders. Mr Crockatt has been a qualified property solicitor for 29 years and has worked at partner and director level for firms in Perth, Glasgow and Dunfermline.

Land Rover Experience Scotland, based in Dunkeld, Perthshire, has transitioned to an employee-owned business structure, providing its staff with an 83% share in the company via the creation of an employee ownership trust (EOT). This move to employee ownership came after the company sought advice fro

A Scottish lawyer has underscored the escalating risks that companies face for failing to adequately safeguard children's data. Video games companies, social media platforms and companies using facial recognition technology have all recently come under fire from data protection regulators across Eur

Blackadders LLP has announced the appointment of Neil Robb as head of the firm’s commercial property team. Since qualifying as a solicitor in 1992, he has practised in Aberdeen acting for a wide range of clients throughout Scotland. He was a founding partner of Plenderleath Runcie, which merge

Pictured (L-R): Richard Wilson, Stefan Docherty, Ryan McKay, Robyn Lee, Dario Demarco, joint managing partner, Emma Gray; Blair Duncan and Susan Currie Blackadders LLP has announced a series of promotions across its Scottish offices.

Roman MacKenzie explores the Gary Lineker and BBC saga through an employment law lens. Welcome back to another classic matchup. The build-up has been immense and the fan interest has never been higher, taking the nation by storm: the BBC’s social media policy vs Gary Lineker’s personal v

The business team at Blackadders has helped steer through the sale of online activity booking site ClassForKids. ClassForKids, the Glasgow-based site which is used by more than 3,000 kids’ activity clubs to help parents and owners save time and money, has been sold to The Access Group, a provi