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McClure Naismith LLP

3 PONTON STREET, EDINBURGH, EH3 9QQ, SCOTLAND
Tel:
Work 0131 228 4994
Fax:
Fax 0131 228 4260
DX:
ED135 EDINBURGH
Web:
www.mcclurenaismith.com
Email:
London, Glasgow, Edinburgh

Scotland : Corporate and commercial

Within Corporate and commercial: Edinburgh and Glasgow, McClure Naismith LLP is a third tier firm,

McClure Naismith LLP represented Phoenician Corporation V Limited on its reverse takeover of Prime Investments Group Limited.

Scotland : Dispute resolution

Within Commercial litigation Commercial litigation

Within Debt recovery, McClure Naismith LLP is a first tier firm,

McClure Naismith LLP has expertise in consumer finance debt recovery. Glasgow-based Frank Johnstone leads the team, which acts for clients including Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, Lloyds Banking Group and Siemens Financial Services.

Scotland : Finance

Within Banking and finance, McClure Naismith LLP is a third tier firm,

McClure Naismith LLP provides ‘great value for money and considerable experience’ in secured lending matters, including property and asset finance. It has made a concerted effort to develop specialist strength in insolvency, recruiting Mark Parkhouse from McGrigors LLP in 2011. John Blackwood leads the team, which includes Paul Kenneth, who has ‘an excellent understanding and provides great service’.

Within Insolvency and corporate recovery Insolvency and corporate recovery

Scotland : Human resources

Within Employment, McClure Naismith LLP is a third tier firm,

McClure Naismith LLP advises on the full range of contentious and non-contentious employment matters, including dismissals and employment disputes, disciplinary and grievance matters, and business reorganisations. Alan Thomson leads the team.

Scotland : Insurance

Within Personal injury: defender, McClure Naismith LLP is a third tier firm,

McClure Naismith LLP’s clients include Allianz and Chartis. Jeffrey Hutcheson leads a ‘very knowledgeable and thorough’ team.

Scotland : Private client

Within Family Family

Within Personal tax, trusts and executries Personal tax, trusts and executries

Scotland : Projects, energy and natural resources

Within Projects, McClure Naismith LLP is a second tier firm,

McClure Naismith LLP’s client base spans public sector entities (for example, NHS Lanarkshire), investors (Amber Infrastructure), contractors (Miller Group) and funders (Landsbanki and Helaba), giving it expertise on all sides of a project. Steven Brown heads the practice.

Scotland : Real estate

Within Commercial property: Edinburgh and Glasgow Commercial property: Edinburgh and Glasgow

Within Commercial property: Elsewhere in Scotland Commercial property: retail occupiers

Within Construction, McClure Naismith LLP is a third tier firm,

Mark Cowie heads McClure Naismith LLP’s construction practice, which includes Brandon Malone, previously of Bell & Scott. Clients include Co-op Bank and NHS Lanarkshire.

Within Planning Planning

Scotland : TMT (technology, media and telecoms)

Within Intellectual property, McClure Naismith LLP is a second tier firm,

McClure Naismith LLP advised AEGON Asset Management UK on a global rebranding exercise. Other clients include the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland and Kames Capital. Euan Duncan heads the practice.

Within IT and telecoms, McClure Naismith LLP is a third tier firm,

McClure Naismith LLP has seen an increase in instructions from investment and asset management firms. Clients include Scottish Widows Investment Partnership and The Dacoll Group.


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