A referendum in Scotland in September could see the country break away from the UK, but would that mean more work for law firms? Anthony Harrington reports
Complex legislative change is normally good news for law firms. Reversing the two 307-year-old Acts of Union that brought Scotland and England together in 1707 might look, on the face of it, to promise a huge fee bonanza for lawyers north and south of the border, but law firms in Scotland are not holding their breath. Should Scotland end up voting for independence in the referendum on 18 September, no doubt some additional legal work will be required – though not, it appears, on a lavish scale.
