Double Herald Law Awards Joy for Aberdein Considine
Firm wins two awards at glittering ceremony celebrating Scotland’s legal sector
Aberdein Considine took home the award for Debt Recovery Team of the Year, which it also won in 2024.
And Private Client Partner Aileen Entwistle, based in the firm’s Glasgow office, was named Solicitor of the Year.
This double legal awards success comes at the culmination of a milestone year for the firm.
In June, Aberdein Considine converted to a Limited Liability Partnership from a traditional partnership model and unveiled a refreshed brand identity. This followed closely on from the firm’s most successful financial year on record, which saw Aberdein Considine turn over more than £37 million in 2024/5, with profits up by 41%.
Jacqueline Law, Managing Partner at Aberdein Considine, said: “I’m sure I speak for everyone at the firm when I say how proud we are of Aileen Entwistle and our banking litigation and commercial debt recovery teams for bringing home these two Herald Law Awards of Scotland trophies.
“To be recognised alongside Scotland’s top legal talent is a fantastic reflection of our people’s outstanding achievements and unwavering dedication to excellence.
“Congratulations to all the winners and finalists on the night – it’s clear Scotland’s legal profession is in a very good place given the talent and achievements being celebrated.”
Specialising in private client law for more than 20 years, Aileen Entwistle joined Aberdein Considine as a partner in the Glasgow office in 2019.
Colleague Paul Jennings, Partner and Head of Commercial Real Estate, described her as “a true team player and a wonderful colleague, with a commitment to client service and collegiality that sets standards others naturally want to follow”.
Meanwhile, a grateful client praised her as “an absolute star”, adding that “Aileen is not only an expert in her field, but at the same time is very approachable and down-to-earth, quick to put her clients at ease and reassure them that she not only understands the issues but knows just how to deal with them”.
On being named Solicitor of the Year 2025, Aileen Entwistle said: “It’s a huge honour to have been awarded Solicitor of the Year 2025. It means a great deal to be recognised for my commitment to the legal profession and the work I do for my clients in helping them at all stages of their lives, guiding them in their estate planning and navigating often challenging legal and tax situations. My thanks also to my colleagues at Aberdein Considine LLP for providing me with a such a supportive working environment.”
The Herald Law Award for Debt Recovery Team of the Year was open to “firms, teams or organisations that focus on debt recovery, bank recovery, insolvency and corporate restrictions work”.
Aberdein Considine’s award entry highlighted both its specialist banking and financial litigation team, known as the Lender Services Practice Group, and the firm’s Dispute Resolution: Commercial Debt Recovery team, which offers both volume and bespoke secured and unsecured debt recovery services to clients across a range of business sectors, primarily to the Scottish SME market.
Myra Scott, Head of Aberdein Considine’s Lender Services Practice Group, said: “We’re thrilled to have retained our title as Debt Recovery Team of the Year, which follows just a few months after we celebrated scooping Legal Team of the Year at the UK Credit Awards. These accolades mean a great deal to the whole Lender Services Practice Group, which continues to go from strength to strength. No other law firm in Scotland acts in as many secured litigation actions– or on behalf of the breadth of clients – as we do.”
Ross Webb, lead partner in Commercial Debt Recovery at Aberdein Considine, said: “It’s normal for us in Dispute Resolution to pit our strengths against the cream of Scotland’s legal talent in contentious cases, but it’s something different to be named Team of the Year and win that coveted sector recognition for the commercial debt recovery work we do. I couldn’t be prouder of the team for what they’ve achieved.”