Managing partner David McElroy said: “We are delighted to welcome Abbey to the team. This is the first time that our firm has had this number of trainees and that increase is a result of our recent deliberate focus on trainee recruitment which we see as vital to our business. We fully intend to continue to recruit trainees every year as part of our continued growth plans.”

Elsewhere in the firm, Craig Muirhead (litigation) and Rachel Hendry (commercial property) have been promoted to senior associate.