​Ms Sangster qualified as a solicitor in 1998 and has specialised in employment law throughout her career.

She was appointed as a fee-paid employment judge in January 2018 and her new appointment, which will take effect from 1 June, is as a salaried judge. She will be based at the Edinburgh Office of Employment Tribunals.

Ms Sangster’s appointment brings the number of salaried employment judges in Scotland to its highest ever level.