Appointments

Burness Paull has promoted five of its lawyers to partner. The newly appointed partners are Jo McLean (technology and commercial), Fiona Carlin (restructuring and insolvency), Kirstin Beattie (construction and projects), Lisa Byars (employment), and Stuart Gardiner (real estate).

Pinsent Masons has announced this year’s partner promotions, with 23 lawyers set to join the firm’s global partnership. Glasgow-based Natalie Colaluca and Stuart Newlands and Edinburgh lawyer Kirstyn Gleeson are included in the 23-strong promoted group, while five Scotland-based lawyers

Turcan Connell has announced 31 promotions across its legal, tax and business support teams as well as the appointment of a consultant.

A new partner heads a field of 15 promotions at Lindsays. Lewis Crofts has stepped up from his previous role as director in the rural - land and business team, based in Edinburgh.

New members have been appointed to the Scottish Legal Aid Board. David Fisken and Amy Hunter have been appointed as legal members to the board, while Alexandra Walker has been appointed as a member with court experience.

Shepherd and Wedderburn has announced that Andy Hall will succeed Andrew Blain as managing partner from May 2026. Following his traineeship with the firm between 1993 and 1995, Mr Hall specialised in real estate development where he built a strong and varied practice, joining the partnership in 2003

MFMac has announced the promotion of four legal directors to partner. The promotions follow the appointment of Claire Macpherson (private client) and Shaz Khalid (corporate) as partners at the start of the year and represent the first internal partner promotions since the 2023 merger between MacRobe

Shoosmiths has announced a total of eight promotions across its corporate, employment and litigation teams in Scotland, effective from 1 April. Kimberley Goh, who joined Shoosmiths as a legal director in 2022 has been promoted to corporate partner. She has been rewarded for her consistently impressi

Neil Crockatt has joined Balfour and Manson's property team as a partner in Edinburgh. Mr Crockatt brings a wealth of conveyancing experience, having worked in the industry for over 30 years. He joins from Coulters, where he was partner and head of legal. 

Harper Macleod has announced the appointment of partner Carole McAlpine‑Scott to its private client team. Ms McAlpine‑Scott brings more than 30 years of expertise across the full spectrum of private client work, with strengths in succession, inheritance and estate planning, trusts, asset protect

Pinsent Masons has completed its relocation to new offices at the Aurora development in Glasgow. The international law firm has taken possession of more than 31,000 sq ft of Grade A office space at 120 Bothwell Street in the city’s business district, which will accommodate around 260 lawyers a

MFMac has strengthened its position as Scotland’s most accredited employment law team, after two more of its lawyers were recognised as employment law specialists by the Law Society of Scotland. Senior associates Meghan Jenkins and Fiona Meek recently secured the accreditation, bringing the to

Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace has appointed Lindsay Anderson as an associate solicitor within the firm’s private client department. Ms Anderson brings significant experience in private client work, having advised clients across rural Aberdeenshire for many years. Qualifying as a solicit

A senior associate in Aberdein Considine LLP’s banking litigation team has achieved accreditation from the Law Society of Scotland as a debt and asset recovery specialist. Ahsan Mustafa works within the firm’s wider lender services practice group and acts for major UK banks, lenders and

A leading figure in rural law is the first lawyer in a century to be named president of the Scottish Agricultural Arbiters and Valuers Association (SAAVA). Andrew Linehan, a partner at Edinburgh-based firm Murray Beith Murray, was elected to the role at SAAVA’s AGM yesterday.