Aberdein Considine > Aberdeen, Scotland > Firm Profile

‘Excellent proactive firm providing a first-class service and advice.’

‘They always ensure that access is available to operational teams and partners.’

‘Their end-to-end service covers all jurisdictions which is a key for us at it means they can act as a partner on all aspects of debt recovery across the organisation’.

‘A high-quality service is always provided with a good balance between protecting a lenders’ rights and ensuring that positive customer outcomes are achieved.’

‘Compared to other firms, they are able to offer a much wider range of services across a number of financial products.’

‘Aberdein Considine’s instructions are well prepared; they show a clear grasp of detail and cases that have been thoroughly thought through.’

‘Myra Scott provides a high standard of service at all times; knowledgeable and skilled but approachable.’

‘Myra is well known for her practical and jargon free advice. She bring her years of experience and knowledge to maximise positive results for client and to horizon scan for upcoming risks for lenders.’

‘Strong knowledge of legal issues. Adoption of a consensual and collaborative approach to divorce.’

‘Knowledgeable, helpful and available. Professional service and advice and taking into account the bigger picture of all parties involved.’

‘Karl Brown has been outstanding, providing a professional service and support in my case. He listens to my account and asks probing questions in order to gather all the relevant information concerning both parties. He has demonstrated that he has my daughters’ welfare as a priority and able to formulate good factual responses to defence letters.’

‘This team works well. They have sufficient staffing which means nothing that you ask for is too much hassle.’

‘They answer all correspondence in a timely manner and make you feel that you, at that time, are the only person they are representing.’

‘Isabelle Douglas is extremely knowledgeable and aware of up to date changes in Matrimonial law.’

‘Those I dealt with were firstly motivated to help me and my situation and I immediately felt supported and with a degree of reassurance that the outcome would be a positive one despite the apparent headwinds. In addition the was a knowledge that the team were professional and experienced.’

‘What made those I was dealing with stand out is the sense that the case would be dealt with professionally and without unnecessary emotion that might otherwise complicate matters.’

‘The team provide a wide range of debt recovery services from pre-arrears to shortfall recovery. The service is always first class with appropriate action taken in a timely manner. They have a great balance of ensuring positive debt recovery results while ensuring that positive customer outcomes are also achieved. All members of the team are extremely knowledgeable and always have a detailed knowledge of the cases that they are managing.’

‘Thomas Lillie has provided high quality support and advice on a number of occasions and always finds a good balance between assertive action and customer support. He is always available to provide guidance on a wide range of topics.’

‘Particularly strong attention to detail.’

‘We work closely with Thomas Lillie. His knowledge of the law and banking sector are second to none. Thomas brings his depth of knowledge and expertise to give clients practical, focused and straight talking advice. Thomas is committed to obtaining the best outcome for his clients and will work tirelessly to ensure the client goals are met.’

‘The team have been nothing short of exceptional over the last year in supporting our business in an extremely complex share buyout and business restructure. Key strengths are their attentiveness and responsiveness, this has enabled this complex project to continue even through the height of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

‘Ritchie Whyte and his team have all been instrumental in our businesses success over the past few years.’

‘Ritchie Whyte has been at the helm of the shareholder buyout and business reorganisation our company is currently going through. His knowledge, guidance’s and professionalism have without doubt played a critical role in pushing this complex project forward. As an Engineer I have no legal training and therefore Ritchie’s ability to put aside the legal jargon and explain situations in precise yet clear manner are another key factor in making him and his team so good to deal with. I cannot think of any way Ritchie could have done any more to assist our company.’

‘Responsiveness, excellent understanding of the business, consistently good, practical advice.’

‘Accessible with a great understanding of our business dynamics’

‘The guys have everything in one place, almost a turnkey business who have experience throughout the practice, as and when we have required it.’

‘Knowing that we will get a response quickly and efficiently even if it is not what we want to hear.’

‘Each member of staff I was involved with made things as easy for me and took the burden from myself during difficult times.’

‘I felt fully confident with their dealing of my affairs and all was finalised in a suitable time.’

‘Aileen Entwistle and her team delivered a fantastic submission when the work when out to tender. The submission was clear, very detailed and the fees proposed were competitive. The quality of work, quick turnaround times, and her team’s ability to making us and the clients feel confident and happy is a real asset to Aberdein Considine.’

‘Aileen Entwistle has continuously gone above and beyond to assist us in all matters. The quality of work produced is of a very high standard and turned around very quickly.’

‘Aileen Entwistle’s communication skills are outstanding and she always makes herself available to deliver the personal touch. Aileen is real pleasure to worth with.’

Aberdein Considine have a dedicated Wills, Trusts and Executries team based in Edinburgh. I was impressed with the ability to access specialist advice across a range of (Wills, Trusts and Executry) services in one place. I am not sure that other firms with offices in various towns and cities structure their Wills, Trust and Executry services in this way but I liked it.’

‘Very personal and genuine sevice. Hard working. All staff were good to deal with and were friendly.’

‘Strong personal engagement. Diligent attentional to detail and very versatile in difficult situations.’

‘They are always on hand to provide practical and concise advise.’

‘Gemma Perfect is excellent.’

‘From initial enquiry, contact was set up quickly with good introductions. Individual solicitor who was day-to-day contact was approachable, had good knowledge and was interested. Meetings were by Zoom, for example, where needed. There were also other individuals within the company to assist. Billing and money transfers were clear and prompt.’

‘Lindsey McDiarmid is approachable, returned calls promptly, kept us updated each week. The latter kept stress levels low. When out of office clear contact instructions were provided. There were 4 transactions in all to transfer the business and buy a house- a lot going on. Seemed genuinely interested in us as individuals. Talked through options when we needed to. Kept a cool head throughout.’

‘I have been instructed as counsel by Aberdein Considine in various litigation, principally involving claims being pursued against the directors of insolvent companies for breaches of duty. I’ve found them to be knowledgeable and effective in dealing with factually and legally complex claims.’

‘Aberdein Considine’s instructions are well prepared; they show a clear grasp of detail and cases that have been thoroughly thought through. The main partner I’ve dealt with recently has been Ross Webb, who has been commercial and good with detail, and also good at getting to the heart of the matter.’

‘Forward looking and innovative, the firm can pull in expertise from other departments when required.’

‘They are happy to adopt a creative approach to funding in contentious insolvency matters, whether dealing with matters by way of Speculative Fee Agreements or working closely with litigation funders to allow for cases to be pursued where there may not be sufficient funds available in the insolvency.’

‘I find Ross Webb extremely approachable and pro-active, always ready to work with us as part of the team.’

‘Strong commercial litigation team, practical and commercial in their approach.’

‘I have only recently worked with this firm and have been very impressed so far. They clearly aim to provide an excellent service for clients; they are very responsive and meet all deadlines, keep me uptodate on how matters are progressing, have very good communication skills and are very pleasant to work with.’

‘Ross Webb is the main person I have worked with and all the points made above about the firm are based on the work I have done with Ross i.e he provides excellent service, is very responsive, meets deadlines, is good at keeping me uptodate, communicates very well. He has excellent litigation knowledge and a very good understanding or insolvency and restructuring law which he is clearly keen to expand and build on. He treats me as a valued client and is a pleasure to work with.’

‘The team cut through all the legal jargon and keep everything simple. As a client we were felt like we were treated like the most important client they had and not just another account or another number.’

‘Paul Jennings treats the relationship as a partnership and not as a billable client.’

‘We took great comfort from the partner-led approach and at no point did we feel the deal was even slightly off-track. This deal was the biggest once for our business to date, but was probably the least stressful thanks to Paul Jennings and his diligent team.’

‘Paul Jennings is a leader in his field. He could sit around the top table at any firm in the UK and his commercial real estate knowledge, and acumen, are second to none.’

‘I deal with a number of different solicitors and the over-riding benefit of using AC is their commercial attitude to getting deals done. Too many solicitors play the game of scoring points off each other and worrying about issues that have no real commercial gravitas, AC make sure that the I’s are dotted and T’s crossed, but not to the detriment of commercial realisation.’

‘Paul Jennings is the anchor to our legal work. Paul is fully immersed and appraised of the situation as the transactions progress and I have confidence that he will engage when it is appropriate to expedite matters.’

‘Aberdein Considine’s instructions are well prepared; they show a clear grasp of detail and cases that have been thoroughly thought through.’

‘The main partner I’ve dealt with recently has been Ross Webb, who has been commercial and good with detail, and also good at getting to the heart of the matter.’

‘Euan McSherry is very highly regarded in Scotland as a litigator but also as a dispute resolution expert.’

‘As a commercial mediator I have the privilege of working with many solicitors who instruct me and Euan McSherry is highly regarded and respected within the legal profession, and is also well known amongst mediators for recommending mediation to his clients and using mediation to resolve disputes.’

‘Euan McSherry continues to impress us. We have built up a fantastic relationship with Euan and really value and trust the expertise that he brings to the table.’

‘Euan McSherry is an excellent communicator, breaking down and explaining complex legal issues so that we can understand them clearly.’

‘Euan McSherry always looks out for our (the company’s) best interests and pushes to resolve our legal issues as efficiently as possible. It is a pleasure working with him.’