Alan Roughead, who joined the firm from MacRoberts in October 2017, has been promoted to director and will head up the private client department.

Mr Roughead, a notary public and a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, advises clients on a variety of issues including the preparation of wills, estate planning, asset protection and executry administration.

He is also involved in Macnabs partnership with Cancer Research UK – a charity close to the hearts of many of the team at Macnabs and also their clients – who have left almost £700,000 to Cancer Research in their wills.

Sharon Connelly, a member of the Scottish Paralegal Association, advises a variety of clients, both individual and commercial, with conveyancing and debt recovery matters, and has recently been promoted to director of compliance.

Managing director Ruth Croman said: “Alan and Sharon’s promotions are testament to their ongoing contribution to the firm’s growth and their specialist expertise.

“As a firm we are committed to continued investment in our people and our practices, and all our staff have recently participated in hearing loss awareness training from Vision PK as well as Dementia Awareness training from Alzheimer Scotland.

“We are also committed to our clients and the people in Perthshire, and our new Blairgowrie office will help further service the needs of the community here.”