McClure Naismith closes its doors

42 partners and staff at the Glasgow-based, 29 partner firm, one of Scotland's oldest, have been made redundant. A further 80 members of staff are going to other firms, with Scottish firm Harper Macleod taking ten recruits, five of them partners. This includes an eight-strong dispute resolution team, led by three partners at Harper Macleod’s Edinburgh offices. Burness Paull said three property lawyers – Steve Scott, Bob Binning and Colin Brown – were joining its property division, headed by Tamar Tammes. McClure Naismith was founded in Glasgow in 1826, expanding to Edinburgh in 1979 and London 12 years later. Sources: Scottish Legal News; The Scotsman