McClure Naismith appointed joint administrators on Friday (28 August) just twelve days after the firm’s executive chairman Robin Shannan told the Sunday Herald the firm ‘had not been enjoying the easiest of times.’ Market views agree, putting the failure of one of Scotland’s oldest law firms down to a loss in momentum that led to ‘a game of jenga’.
Firms divide up McClure Naismith as Scottish stalwart goes into administration
Scottish firms have started dividing up partners and staff at McClure Naismith after the nearly 200-year old firm appointed partners from FRP Advisory as joint administrators on Friday (28 August), though some staff have been made redundant.
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Marriott Harrison emerges as suitor for McClure’s London corporate partners
City firm Marriott Harrison is in talks with a team of London corporate partners at McClure Naismith as more firms emerge as possible homes for lawyers at the beleaguered Scottish outfit.
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