Glasgow-based Alston Law, which specialises in remortgaging and debt recovery, has been acquired by the Scottish professional services group being built by legal sector veteran Rob Aberdein. Mr Aberdein’s recently launched Moray Group, which has adopted Simpson & Marwick as its primary legal brand for the business it is building following a previous deal, will establish its national headquarters and operations hub in Alston Law’s 6,000 sq ft offices in Renfield Street in Glasgow. The addition of Alston Law’s 40-strong team will take the headcount of the expanding professional services business to more than 70. And the acquisition brings contracts with major housebuilders and lenders.
One of the newest arrivals on Scotland’s legal scene has doubled in size after acquiring another practice.The Moray Group launched in September last year and has now taken on the Glasgow-based Alston