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Alasdair Cummings
Managing Partner
Management
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0131 656 5672
Address
Caledonian Exchange 19A Canning Street Edinburgh EH3 8HE
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About Alasdair
As the firm's Managing Partner Alasdair has been actively involved in the growth of the firm, and strengthening and developing the key sector teams.
After training with Lindsays, Alasdair worked for several years in a large London law firm following which he returned to Lindsays to assist in developing the firm's commercial practice.
Alasdair has advised on company law and general corporate and commercial matters and provided legal opinions on the Scottish aspects of cross-border transactions to London and US instructing agents.
Since becoming Managing Partner in 2011 Alasdair has led the firm's Management Board to ensure delivery of the firm's strategic growth plans. These plans have resulted in a number of successful mergers - Shield & Kyd (2012), MacLachlan & MacKenzie (2012), RSB Macdonald (2015), a significant PI and litigation team (2017) and Aitken Nairn WS (2018).
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insights 28 June 2019
Whether you’re looking at succession planning or for a way to boost business performance, employee ownership could be a good option for your business
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We are delighted to continue our support for DARE Academy, Abertay University’s games design competition, and to offer students business and legal advice
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Non-executive directors are increasingly finding themselves on the receiving end of insolvency litigation. Brent Haywood explains why it's essential t...
news 4 September 2018
Our corporate team provided the legal advice for the Falkirk-based book production company as it transitioned to employee ownership
news 27 June 2018
The case of Persimmon Homes Ltd v Hillier is a relatively rare example of the court rectifying an SPA due to a mutual mistake between the parties regarding the warranties
insights 28 May 2018
A recent case offers a reminder that the Courts will interpret contentious clauses in a contract in context of the whole agreement
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