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Melissa Rigby joins Fraser Irvine as Regional Enforcement Manager

Fraser Irvine Sheriff Officers LLP is delighted to announce the appointment of Melissa Rigby to the position of Regional Enforcement Manager at their recently opened Edinburgh office. 

With responsibility for service delivery in their newly opened Edinburgh office, Melissa is a qualified and experienced Messenger-at-Arms and Sheriff Officer and joins the firm from Scott & Co where for several years she covered the Borders, Lothian, Edinburgh and Fife areas.

Alex Irvine, Partner, said –…

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Douglas Bruce joins Fraser Irvine as International Service & Enforcement Director

Fraser Irvine Sheriff Officers LLP is delighted to announce the appointment of Douglas Bruce to the position of International Enforcement and Service Director. 

Douglas was formerly Head of Sheriff Officer Services at Scott & Co (Scotland) LLP and is the immediate past President of the Society of Messengers-at-Arms & Sheriff Officers.  This new role will utilise decades worth of experience in the field of service abroad and enforcing decrees in unfamiliar jurisdictions.  Over…

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New Edinburgh Branch

Fraser Irvine Sheriff Officers LLP are delighted to announce the opening of a new office in Edinburgh.

The new branch located at 22 Constitution Street, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 7BT will provide an operational hub for the firm’s East coast operations.

“We have been looking forward to opening a base in the capital for some time” said Alex Irvine, Partner, “The pandemic delayed our plans however as we are now coming out the other side it was the right…

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PHASE 3 UPDATE - COVID19 – SHERIFF OFFICER SERVICES

Since our last update we have seen further restrictions being lifted as our country slowly begins to  get back to normal.  We have now moved into phase 3 of the Scottish Government route-map which in turn means the phase 3 guidance issued by the Society of Messengers-at-Arms & Sheriff Officers also comes into effect:

Phase 3

This marks a further resumption of justice system processes and services.  Enforcement should recommence of Attachments, Money Attachments, Ejections and…

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UPDATE ON SERVICE PROVISION - COVID19 – SHERIFF OFFICER SERVICES

We are very pleased to update you now on the latest guidance issued by our professional association The Society of Messengers-at-Arms & Sheriff Officers which allows us to provide some clarity and detail for the weeks and months ahead.  The guidance follows the Scottish Governments route map through and out of the crisis.  As each Phase is announced by the Government we will be able to deal with an ever increasing number of matters as…

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Continuity of Service - Covid-19 - Sheriff Officer Services

During this unprecedented lockdown period and in accordance with the advice issued by the Government, SCTS and our professional association SMASO, all Sheriff Officers are restricting their activities to urgent and essential business.  This includes new applications for child protection orders, interim interdicts, child referral appeals, urgent adoptions or urgent interim residence or contact applications, and urgent applications in relation to Adults with Incapacity.

We recognise that there are other matters which may also be considered…

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Joy McLaughlin joins Fraser Irvine

Fraser Irvine Sheriff Officers LLP is delighted to announce the appointment of Joy McLaughlin as a Consultant to the Firm. 

Joy was formerly a Partner in Scott & Co (Scotland) LLP, the largest firm of Sheriff Officers and Messengers-at-Arms and a key player in the Local Authority collection and enforcement market-place.

“We are delighted to announce this appointment” said Andrew Fraser, Partner, “We are an ambitious business dedicated to continuous…

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Scottish Young Lawyers Association - Launch Night

In September we were very pleased to support our friends at the Scottish Young Lawyers Association as they launched a new season of events and activities.

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Scottish Paralegal Association - Conference

It was a real privilege on the 19th April to exhibit at the Annual Conference of the SPA.  We were also delighted that one of our Partners, Alex Irvine, was taking part as a speaker in the Debt Recovery Stream of the conference.  Alex said " We are so pleased to continue our involvement with the SPA. I think Sandra and her team do a fantastic job in…

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Scottish Young Lawyers Association - Woman in Law

Fraser Irvine were delighted to sponsor one of the highlights of the legal calendar in March as the SYLA delivered another excellent Woman in Law event.

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Fraser Irvine becomes a member of the Credit Service Association

We are pleased to announce our membership of the Credit Services Association.  The CSA is the trade association for debt collection and the debt purchase industry.

The CSA Code of Practice is the benchmark for industry best practice, assuring quality and professionalism in the services Members provide. They work closely with the financial services regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), and other industry regulators to continually update the Code of Practice in line with the latest regulatory developments.

 

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Andrew Fraser elected SMASO Vice-President

We are very pleased to announce one of our Partners Andrew Fraser was elected to the position of Vice-President of our professional body the Society of Messengers-at-Arms and Sheriff Officers at the Society's Annual General Meeting on the 1st December 2018.

After spending a number of years on the Society's Executive Council Andrew was thrilled to be elected as an office bearer.  He said "the Society plays a major part in setting and maintaining the standards of…

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