From London to Aberdeen, Scotland’s law firms are branching out and the English are moving in. But is the success of some Scots firms’ London operations a cause for concern among those rooted to Edinburgh and Glasgow – or does London success come at a price? Ed Thornton reports
Staff at Shepherd & Wedderburn’s London office have probably learned not to become too attached to their working environment. In late January this year, the leading Scots firm changed office for the third time since it launched in London five years ago, moving its lawyers a short walk across the Square Mile from Arthur Street to new premises more than twice the size at Condor House, in the shadow of St Paul’s Cathedral.
