A walking jack-up barge conducts seabed survey work for a wind farm project at Neart na Gaoithe in the Firth of ForthOne of Scotland’s largest law firms has reported a 1.7 per cent drop in profit. Shepherd and Wedderburn said that its turnover had risen by 2 per cent to £56.9 million for the 12 months to the end of April, but that it had noted a limited impact in the financial year because of the lockdown. The firm, which can trace its roots back to the 18th century, operates from offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, London, Dublin and Singapore and employs more than 470 people including 74 partners. Profit before partner distributions in the most recent financial year was £22.4 million, against £22.8 million in the previous 12 months. The firm said that its clean energy practice had generated record revenue, while its corporate finance

Source: The Times September 06, 2020 23:03 UTC