Fleming & Reid

What Fleming & Reid does

Fleming & Reid is a privately held Glasgow-based law firm, founded in 1981 by Iain Fleming and Paul Reid, that delivers legal services across eight practice areas: criminal defence, family law and divorce, road traffic, proceeds of crime, litigation, mental health, children's hearings, and wills and executries. The firm represents individuals throughout Scotland in all criminal and civil courts, including the High Court of Justiciary and the Court of Session, and is accessed by clients via a 24-hour telephone line, email, and in-person consultations at its 180 Hope Street office. The current leadership comprises partners Michael Gallen and Brian Cooney, with Philip Cohen joining as Consultant in November 2024, supported by one senior solicitor, two paralegals with three decades of experience, three trainee solicitors, and a legal assistant.

The firm's core technology stack is non-existent by design — it is a professional services practice rather than a software business, and it does not publish an API, SDK, or proprietary platform. Distribution is exclusively direct: clients engage the firm without intermediaries, with the firm's website and blog serving as the primary digital front door and Facebook as the only stated social channel. There is no evidence of paid acquisition, partnerships, resellers, or marketplace presence.

Revenue is generated by charging clients for meetings, correspondence, document preparation, and court appearances under a pay-as-you-go model that combines Scottish Legal Aid Board funding (for eligible clients) with private fee arrangements. The firm provides written cost explanations at first meeting and discloses that in litigation it cannot quote fixed fees due to unpredictable court time and opponent conduct; in successful cases, awards of expenses may recover up to approximately 70% of costs from defeated opponents. The firm holds multiple statutory appointments — Mental Health Tribunal Curator ad Litem, Child Welfare Reporter (Sheriff Principal), Criminal Courts Rules Council, and Scottish Legal Aid Board audit role — that anchor it in the Scottish public-law legal infrastructure.

Name

Fleming & Reid

Legal name

Fleming & Reid

Website

https://flemingandreid.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fleming & Reid is a Glasgow-based Scottish law firm, founded in 1981, providing criminal defence, family law, road traffic, mental health, and related legal services to individual clients across Scotland through a team of partners, consultants, and trainee solicitors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Other Legal Services (54119)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK), Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

Keywords

• Criminal defence services
• Family law services
• Road traffic law
• Mental health law
• Wills and executries

Headquarters

HQ city

Glasgow

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: The firm generates revenue by charging clients for legal services rendered across its practice areas including criminal defence, family law, road traffic, litigation, mental health, children's hearings, and wills/executries. Fees are charged for meetings, telephone calls, emails, letters, formal documents, and court appearances. In litigation cases, costs cannot be estimated with precision and are subject to unpredictable factors including court time and complexity. Success fees from opponents (expenses awards) may recover up to approximately 70% of costs in successful cases.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Fleming & Reid is a Glasgow-based law firm that provides legal advice and representation across eight practice areas: criminal law, family law and divorce, road traffic, proceeds of crime, litigation, mental health, children's hearings, and wills/executries. The firm represents individual clients throughout Scotland in all criminal and civil courts, with a 24-hour telephone advice line and in-person consultations at its Hope Street office. Services are delivered by partners, solicitor advocates, solicitors, paralegals, and trainee solicitors.

Product overview

Fleming & Reid is a Glasgow-based law firm offering legal services through a unified practice model. The firm provides eight core legal service areas: Criminal Law (with 24-hour police station advice), Family Law and Divorce, Road Traffic Law, Proceeds of Crime, Litigation, Mental Health Law, Children's Hearings, and Wills/Executries. These practice areas are delivered through a team of solicitors, paralegals, and trainee solicitors, representing clients throughout Scotland in criminal and civil courts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Criminal Law Services Criminal defence representation including 24-hour police station advice, court representation in all Scottish courts, and handling offences such as murder, assault, domestic abuse, drugs offences, and fraud. Intended for individuals facing criminal charges in Scotland.
• Family Law and Divorce Family law services including divorce, child support, child maintenance, separation agreements, and child contact/residence arrangements, including high-value complex actions. For individuals in Scotland dealing with relationship breakdown and family disputes.
• Road Traffic Law Road traffic defence covering careless driving, dangerous driving, drink driving, mobile phone use, speeding, totting-up disqualification, exceptional hardship, and special reasons cases. For individuals seeking to defend or preserve their driving licence.
• Proceeds of Crime Expert legal advice on proceeds of crime matters including Account Freezing Orders, asset seizure, and cases involving concealment, transfer, or possession of criminal property under POCA. For individuals subject to confiscation or asset recovery proceedings.
• Litigation Services Court action representation with experience at the Scottish Solicitor Discipline Tribunal, Mental Health Tribunal, and various professional regulatory bodies including SFA, GTC, GDC, and GMC. For clients requiring formal court representation in civil and regulatory matters.
• Mental Health Law Mental health legal services including Mental Health Tribunal representation, Short Term Detention Certificates, Compulsory Treatment Orders, appeals against detention, and judicial review cases. For patients and their families involved in mental health proceedings.
• Children's Hearings Legal representation in the Children's Hearing system, including opposing compulsory supervision measures and advising on child residence and contact matters. For children, families, and local authorities involved in children's hearings.
• Wills and Executries

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to approximately 70% of legal costs may be recovered from defeated opponents in successful litigation awards of expenses

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• BTO Solicitors LLP: Glasgow-headquartered full-service Scottish law firm with established criminal defence, family, and court practice. Comparable in size and geographic focus to Fleming & Reid.
• Digby Brown Solicitors: Scotland's leading personal injury and road traffic law firm. Directly comparable to Fleming & Reid's road traffic and personal-injury-adjacent practice, and a relevant benchmark for specialised Scottish litigation firms.
• Harper Macleod LLP: Mid-to-large Scottish full-service law firm headquartered in Glasgow with offices across Scotland. Comparable to Fleming & Reid in geographic footprint and family law/criminal practice, but with substantially more partners and practice areas.
• Lindsays LLP: Scottish full-service law firm with strong Glasgow and Edinburgh presence covering family law, criminal defence, and litigation. Directly comparable in practice mix to Fleming & Reid, with a similar mid-market positioning.
• Levy & McRae: Glasgow-based solicitors specialising in criminal defence, regulatory, and family law with significant High Court experience. A close direct peer to Fleming & Reid in terms of size, geography, and practice mix, particularly in serious criminal defence work.
• Jones Whyte Law: Glasgow-based mid-size law firm offering criminal defence, family law, and litigation services. Highly comparable to Fleming & Reid in scale, target client base, and Scottish court coverage.

Broad incumbents

• Brodies LLP: Largest Scottish-headquartered law firm, offering corporate, litigation, family, and criminal services across Scotland and beyond. A broad incumbent that competes for some of Fleming & Reid's higher-value mandates but operates at much greater scale.
• Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP: Major Scottish full-service law firm with offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, and London. A broad incumbent that overlaps with Fleming & Reid on litigation and family law but serves larger corporate and institutional clients as well.
• DWF Group plc: UK-wide and international law firm with a substantial Scottish office offering criminal, regulatory, and insurance defence work. A broad incumbent competing for the same defendant and insured client base as Fleming & Reid.

Regional players

• McClure Naismith LLP: Scottish full-service law firm with offices in Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Aberdeen. Comparable in size and service mix to Fleming & Reid, with similar mid-market positioning across family, criminal, and court work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/flemingandreid.co.uk
• Xx.com/flemingandreid

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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