ABOUT US

Plain English Law is an Edinburgh law firm serving small and mid-sized businesses.

We provide robust and practical legal support for businesses in Scotland, England and Canada: commercial contracts, IP licensing, franchise agreements, terms of sale, and data protection and e-privacy (the GDPR and PECR).

We also prepare and defend R&D tax relief claims using solicitors and consultants from a range of backgrounds in science and technology

Plain English Law is owned and run by Trevor Fenton, an experienced triple-qualified solicitor and former engineer:

  • Solicitor – Scotland – 2015
  • Solicitor – England and Wales – 2011
  • Barrister and Solicitor – British Columbia – 2007
  • CIPP/E – 2020
  • CIPM – 2022
  • LLB magna cum laude (1st), University of Ottawa
  • MASc (chemical engineering), University of Waterloo
  • BASc (chemical engineering), University of Waterloo
 

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