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The Scottish play – amid uncertain times English law firms keep crossing the border

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Chris Crowe
chris.crowe@legalease.co.uk
11 July 2017
ScotlandLegal affairsLegal mergers

Neither political nor economic uncertainty in Scotland is dampening enthusiasm for law firm tie-ups across the border

With a listless economy, an oil and gas industry decimated by low commodity prices, and uncertainty over its future relationship with the EU and the rest of the UK, Scotland is lacking both clarity and optimism over its future.

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