A workforce of high authorized eagles have been topped the very best Excessive Avenue legislation agency in Scotland.
Lockharts Regulation LLP scooped Excessive Avenue Agency of the Yr at The Regulation Awards of Scotland 2022 final month.
The awards recognise the excellent contribution made by people, practices and organisations throughout the authorized career.
Lockharts Regulation LLP, who've been based mostly in Ayr since 1876 and have operated from Beresford Terrace for the final 20 years, have been delighted with their win, after beating off stiff competitors from huge metropolis practices.
Margo McGill, Accomplice at Lockharts Regulation LLP, stated: “We have been all completely delighted.
“We couldn’t imagine it- the very last thing you assume is that you just’re going win.
“It was certainly one of these life moments- it was implausible.
“We have been up towards very stiff competitors with companies from Glasgow and Edinburgh, so it was good that an Ayrshire follow gained.
“It's good for Ayrshire and good to see Ayrshire on the map - as a result of though you’re not a metropolis agency it doesn’t imply you'll be able to’t present the identical experience.
“Every of our companions educated in metropolis companies however wished to return to their house city on the west coast to use their commerce within the space they're born and bred.”
Margo, who has labored with the agency for 11 years and is certainly one of solely 25 accredited specialists in agricultural legislation in Scotland, stated Lockharts Regulation LLP have pushed by means of the final powerful three years, overcoming the challenges of the pandemic to supply the very best companies for his or her purchasers.
In 2020, the agency merged with lengthy established Martin & Firm, with managing accomplice Nigel Martin and his employees becoming a member of to reinforce the agency’s breadth of service and experience.
Margo stated: “However Covid throughout the previous few years, we’ve nonetheless managed to work arduous and develop our enterprise.
“It was an actual problem to take over one other enterprise throughout lockdown and it took fairly a leap of religion to tackle additional workplace house, particularly when the remainder of the world gave the impression to be ‘working from house’, however fortunately it has paid off for us.
“We’ve simply been working arduous to try to enhance ourselves and supply the very best service we will to our purchasers, which is our most important objective.”
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