The 2024 editions of Chambers & Partners Legal Guide UK and Legal 500 UK have been launched, with Stronachs LLP being recognised in both. The two annual reviews of the UK’s legal market rank the leading firms and lawyers in Scotland.
Deborah Law, partner in the dispute resolution team, has been awarded the Certificate of Proficiency in Insolvency (CPI). Deborah was one of eight candidates from England, Scotland and Wales to earn a merit and was ranked first of the Scottish candidates.
We are pleased to share that the Law Society of Scotland has accredited partner, Anya Duncan. She joins her fellow partner, David Chalmers as an Accredited Specialist in Employment Law.
We have become used to hearing stories of data breaches caused by hacking and ransomware, including the news last week that there has been a security breach of the electoral register in which names and addresses of voters have been accessed, potentially as far back as August 2021. However, the recent news from Northern Ireland has served as a reminder that human error can also result in significant data breaches.
The 2023 Chambers and Partners High Net Worth guide has been published and we are delighted to announce that the Stronachs STEP accredited Private Client team continue to be recognised and ranked as Band 2 within the guide.
On 1 June 2023 Stronachs LLP, the full-service law practice headquartered in Aberdeen, announced a number of internal promotions.
Neil Forbes, on behalf of the Board, said:
“We are very pleased to announce that Kirsten Anderson of our private client team and Callum Armstrong of our corporate team have been assumed as Partners. Both joined Stronachs as trainees and it is testament to their ability and commitment to the firm and its clients that they have achieved partnership at this stage of their career.
Last week, three Private Members Bills received royal assent which will, when in force, give new rights to parents and carers, namely:
Paid neonatal leave of up to 12 weeks for employed parents whose children are admitted into neonatal care. This will be in addition to existing leave entitlements such as maternity and paternity leave.
Enhancement of existing redundancy protections for pregnant women and new parents for a periodof time after they return to work.
A week of flexible unpaid leave per year for unpaid carers who have dependants with long-term care needs.
When the GDPR first came into force five years ago, the big headline-grabber was the potential for large fines – up to €20m or 4% of annual global turnover, whichever is higher. In recent months we have seen some significant penalties being applied by UK and EU supervisory authorities, and the news this week from the Irish Data Protection Commission was that it had concluded its investigation into Facebook parent company Meta and decided to issue it with an administrative fine of €1.2billion in respect of its data transfers to the US.
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