Legal firm McClure Naismith goes into administration

McClure Naismith was founded in Glasgow in 1826

One of Scotland's oldest law firms has been taken over by administrators following financial difficulties.

McClure Naismith was founded in Glasgow in 1826, expanding to Edinburgh in 1979 and London 12 years later.

There are currently 29 partners at the firm, which advises in English and Scots law.

Thomas Campbell MacLennan and Alexander Iain Fraser, of FRP Advisory LLP, were appointed as joint administrators on Friday.

In an announcement on the firm's website, the administrators said: "The affairs, business and property of the LLP are being managed by the Joint Administrators who act as agents of the LLP and without personal liability."