Falkirk legal firm heads west with new offices

Falkirk-based criminal law firm MTM Defence Lawyers has opened a new base in Glasgow on the back of growing demand in the west of Scotland.

As well as the new permanent office in the city, MTM has created a new “working partnership” with Hutchison Law, also Falkirk-based.

Simon Hutchison of Hutchison Law will be working alongside the MTM legal team, bringing with him the firm’s portfolio of clients.

MTM said that over the past two years its business in Glasgow has grown by about 200 per cent. The firm is consolidating its legal aid client base while expanding its private client base, which now accounts for about half of its work.

Director Martin Morrow said: “The new office follows on from our office in Edinburgh, which opened in 2016. As in Edinburgh, establishing the Glasgow office has been driven by local referrals – both from other legal firms without their own in-house criminal law expertise, and by private individuals charged with offences.”