Gillespie Macandrew has announced the appointment of two new partners and 13 further promotions across its legal team. Caitlin Keegan, from the firm’s residential property team, and Fraser Vandal, from the employment law team, have been promoted to partner.
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Digby Brown has begun the process of succession as Fraser Oliver, chief executive of the firm, announces his plan to step down from the role. The firm has announced that Mark Gibson has been chosen as chief executive designate and will spend the next 12 months shadowing Mr Oliver to expand his under
Energy businesses are facing a sharper, faster‑moving risk landscape, writes Stuart Clubb. Geopolitical tension, cyber disruption and supply chain fragility are no longer background noise – they’re active drivers of disputes and strategic pressure. Forward‑thinking organisations are
Addleshaw Goddard has recruited two new partners in Scotland, joining its employment and construction teams. Ingrid McGhee joins the firm from Weightmans where she was head of employment in Scotland, while Stacey Cassidy joins from TLT where she led the Scottish construction team. Both will be based
Anderson Strathern Asset Management Limited (ASAM) has appointed Arlene Ewing as managing director. Ms Ewing brings more than 35 years’ experience in financial services and is a recognised leader in her field as both a former Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI) presi
New findings from Bank of Scotland’s Business Barometer show that AI is helping Scottish firms work more efficiently and unlock new opportunities for growth. Scottish businesses integrating AI into their operations are reporting significant financial benefits, with 96 per cent seeing increased
With the kind permission of The Times, Scottish Legal News reproduces below the newspaper's obituary of David J Black. David was a gifted writer whose many pieces for us over the years, whether they followed the money or lampooned hypocrites, evoked both fervent endorsement and opposition. No one co
Lawyers from Dentons’ Edinburgh and Glasgow offices took part in the 2026 LandAid SleepOut in Edinburgh on 5 March, spending a night outdoors to raise funds to help tackle youth homelessness. Dentons disputes partner Philip Knight joined his colleagues Liam McCabe, Lauren Fowler, Fraser Crombi
A petition calling for a ban on Scotland's controversial "guga hunt" is to remain open into the next parliamentary session, MSPs have decided. The Scottish Parliament's Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee yesterday agreed to keep open the petition, which has been signed over 100,000
Stephen McGee, the chief executive of Scottish Friendly, is steering one of the UK’s oldest mutuals into its most transformative chapter in decades. To say that recent and planned developments are seismic would be to state – or rather understate – the obvious. To say that recent an
A dispute between the University of St Andrews and its rector, Stella Maris, has been brought to a conclusion by Lord Keen of Elie KC. Ms Maris will resume her position on the University Court of the University of St Andrews after agreeing to provide an undertaking that she is "bound by collective r
A teenager who was injured in a crowd crush at Glasgow's TRNSMT Festival has settled a legal action for a four-figure sum. Jessica Gatherer, now 19, sought assistance from Digby Brown Solicitors to bring an action against ESM Operations, G4S and DF Concerts.
Susie Lind, partner in the Edinburgh office of international law firm CMS, has been appointed as chair of Scottish Renewables. Ms Lind – who joined the law firm last November – succeeds Adam Morrison, the UK country manager for Ocean Winds, who served in the role from 2021.
Sex workers have criticised the Scottish government's appointment of a former senior police officer to pave the way for the criminalisation of the purchase of sex in Scotland. Fiona Taylor, a former deputy chief constable of Police Scotland, will lead a new Independent Commission on the Criminalisat
A fresh bid to split the dual role of the lord advocate will be launched in Westminster today after Scotland's justice secretary urged caution around changing a system she said has "considerable strengths". John Cooper, the Conservative MP for Dumfries and Galloway, will today introduce a bill under
