Donnelly v Royal Bank of Scotland plc
The bank fought the case to the Supreme Court and lost. The court held that discharge from a Trust Deed discharges the debtor completely.
Solicitors & Notaries · Uddingston & Coatbridge · Est. 1979
Law is timeless.
So is good advice.
From a family home to a case in the Supreme Court, Friels has served the communities of Uddingston and Coatbridge since 1979, with clients all over Scotland.
Uddingston01698 815114
Coatbridge01236 421136
All our solicitors are also Notaries Public
Home visits can be arranged where required
1979
Year Friels was established
2
Offices, in Uddingston and Coatbridge
6
Solicitors, each a Notary Public
14
Support staff across both offices
Our story
From local general practice to the Supreme Court.
Friels was established in 1979 by brothers Joseph and Thomas Friel, taking over law offices in Uddingston and Coatbridge where we continue to practise today.
The firm began with a modest clientele, doing general practice work for local communities. It grew quickly to take on complex Civil Court work and prominent High Court criminal trials, and two of our solicitors have gone on to become Sheriffs.
By the 1980s we were advising companies on commercial matters, and our civil cases have gone all the way to the Supreme Court. Through it all, we have kept a dedicated service for the people of Uddingston and Coatbridge, with an outreach all over Scotland.
Practice areas
Advice for every chapter of life and business.
Day to day we help clients with commercial and residential sales and purchases and private client matters, alongside family, employment, company and court work.
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Conveyancing & property
Residential and commercial sales and purchases, re-mortgages, transfers of title, leases and land, with an integrated estate agency service through Kirkland Estate Agents.
IIWills & private client
Wills, Powers of Attorney, executries and inheritance tax, Adults with Incapacity applications and guardianship. Home visits where required.
IIIFamily law
Divorce and matrimonial matters, family law, and representation in the civil court when it is needed.
IVBusiness & court
Commercial court and contracts, company sales and purchases, employment law, insolvency, liquidation and sequestration.
Notarial services: every Friels solicitor is also a Notary Public.
View all practice areasSelling your home
Estate agency and conveyancing, under one roof.
As lawyers, we provide an integrated property sales service with Kirkland Estate Agents: from initial valuation to final sale, one seamless and hassle-free process covering both the estate agency and the conveyancing.
Partner
- IValuation and marketing by Kirkland
- IIConveyancing by your Friels solicitor
- IIIOne joined-up service to final sale
Kirkland Estate Agents: 01698 757940
High profile cases
Cases that shaped Scots law.
Our civil litigation has reached the Supreme Court and opened new chapters in civil and commercial law.
Read the casesRoyal Bank of Scotland plc v Donnelly
The bank's separate attempt to undo the discharge failed: reduction is an equitable remedy, and it would not have been equitable here.
Bank of Scotland v Smith
A case that opened a new chapter in civil and commercial law on the need for advice when signing a document.
Our sponsorship
Supporting Scottish visual artist Alia Mobarik.
A first-class graduate of the Glasgow School of Art, Alia creates work about wonder, light pollution and the night sky, from Eaglesham Moor to the Sutherland coast.
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