This follows directly on from the recent success of two well attended Better the Devil You Know Seminars where the quintet impressed delegates with talks on a wide range of legal subjects including the divergence between criminal and civil cases, unlawful means conspiracy claims, document recovery, preliminary challenges in judicial review and public inquiries.

Mr Bruce trained at a firm specialising in litigation. As a solicitor he had particular experience acting in claims for historic abuse, professional negligence and a variety of public law matters. He is experienced in public inquiries, having previously been a solicitor in the legal team of a Scottish inquiry.

Ms Connor calls to the bar as a Faculty Scholar and Lord Hope Scholar. She specialises in commercial litigation and public and administrative law and has broad expertise in commercial disputes, including contractual disputes, company law and shareholder disputes, insolvency matters, professional liability disputes, financial services litigation, real estate and construction disputes and asset recovery. She also has particular expertise in public procurement disputes and experience in dealing with contentious trusts and executries.

She has a keen interest in defamation and communications law and in intellectual property and environmental law.  She has experience in Alternative Dispute Resolution, including mediation and arbitration.

Mr Cox called to the bar in 2025, having been awarded both the Faculty and Lord Hope Scholarships. Prior to calling, she served as law clerk to the Inner House and subsequently as law clerk to the Lord Justice Clerk (Lady Dorrian). In these roles, he assisted senior members of the judiciary in a wide range of appellate matters across public law, commercial law, clinical and professional negligence, regulation and crime. His work involved assisting in the preparation and analysis of many high-profile and complex cases.

Before working as a law clerk, he practised as a solicitor at a Glasgow-based firm specialising in asylum and immigration law. His practice also included reparation and employment law. He appeared regularly in the First-tier and Upper Tribunals and acted as instructing solicitor in numerous judicial reviews and statutory appeals in the Court of Session. Through these roles, Mr Cox has developed significant experience in public law and, in recent years, has gained a growing interest and knowledge in media law.

Mr Perriam called to the bar in 2025 as a Lord Hope Scholar. He trained as a solicitor with a leading international litigation firm, where he gained experience of a wide range of professional negligence and personal injury matters and regularly conducted proofs and other hearings in the sheriff courts.

He has developed his knowledge of commercial, property and public law, including constitutional issues. He was involved in several large-scale and high-profile Court of Session cases, among them novel group proceedings. He has a particular interest in professional regulation and liability, as well as a parallel focus on criminal appeals and extradition.

Mr Wickham called to the bar in 2025 as a Faculty Scholar with an extensive background in criminal litigation and public law. He trained as a criminal defence solicitor prior to taking up an appointment with the Crown Office in 2019.

Whilst working as a criminal defence solicitor he conducted trials across Scotland, prior to joining a leading law firm where he specialised in white collar crime, regulatory crime and reputation management (including media law). In addition to his experience in large, complex cases, such as the Rangers Tax Case, he has considerable experience providing advice to both witnesses and core participants at public inquiries.

From his time as a prosecutor, he has substantial litigation experience and, particularly, has extensive experience prosecuting trials in front of a jury. Latterly, he was selected for a role in Crown Office where he provided advice on matters of public law to Crown Office and Scottish government officials, often in high-pressure situations where there were significant levels of media, Parliamentary and public scrutiny. Alan was the national prosecution policy lead for areas including terrorism, regulatory law, sports and military law.

Andrew Sutherland, practice manager at Arnot Manderson Advocates, said: “We are delighted to welcome Euan, Caitlin, Darren, Jamie and Alan to the Stable today.  With these new Counsel in our ranks we continue to boast an enviably strong and vibrant presence at the junior end of the bar.

“Our new members each have invaluable experience in Scotland’s highest courts and beyond and the complete range of work they undertake makes them a perfect fit for our stable.

“A wide range of solicitors and their clients stand to benefit from their availability and all these additions further enhance our reputation as the largest full-service stable at the Scottish bar.”