The Law Awards of Scotland last night celebrated fantastic thinking and brilliant execution in the legal industry. The event, which has been expanded to 21 categories and took place in the Radisson Blu, Glasgow on September 4, attracted record entry levels and include a diverse range of firms and individuals from across the country. The awards were made by a seven strong judging panel which included established experts such as Frances McMenamin QC, Rosalind McInnes, Principal Solicitor for BBC Scotland and Mark Leiser, Editor of The Firm publication, who drew on their expertise in the sector. Awards were presented to legal firms who had shown legal excellence and recognised their contribution to the Scottish Legal industry.
Managing Partner of Simpson & Marwick, Peter Anderson also commented on the firm’s success “I am delighted that once again the excellence of our firm has been recognised in this award. It is testament to the hard work of our teams throughout Scotland in delivering exceptional services to our clients.”
This is the second award win this year for both the Employment and Property teams after winning the Scott + Co Legal awards in March 2014.
Harry Boyle, the Partner managing the Dundee office said: “Both our Dispute Resolution team & Employment team, led by Deborah Miller, are delighted with this success. These awards show the strength and depth of Simpson & Marwick’s offering across Scotland and illustrate the high regard in which our clients view us across Tayside and beyond”.
Richard Loudon, Partner responsible for the Property team and the catalyst behind their newly opened Howe Street property shop in Edinburgh comments \"Our team are delighted once again to be recognised in the legal profession for providing an excellent service to our clients. This win reaffirms the passionate and experienced efforts of our teams in Edinburgh, Aberdeen and East Lothian. As an estate agency and legal service with over 35 years\' experience in our field, we are a brand that can be trusted to deliver on and above our clients\' expectations.\"
Sandy Kemp, Partner responsible for the Employment team said: “Our team has worked very hard to grow and develop the employment law offering at Simpson & Marwick, particularly over the last five years and it is very satisfying to see our efforts recognised. Our ambition was to position ourselves as the strongest employment law team in Scotland and this success helps to illustrate that.\"
Congratulations to all at Simpson & Marwick from the Dundee & Angus Chamber of Commerce.
