Appointments

Compass Chambers has announced that Lesley Hogg has been promoted to the new role of senior deputy clerk. Ms Hogg joined Compass in 2013, having previously worked in other stables for 13 years. This makes her one of the most experienced deputy clerks in Scotland. Her friendly approach, great sense o

Shepherd and Wedderburn has elected Joanna Boag-Thomson as its new chair. Ms Boag-Thomson succeeds Gillian Carty, who steps down after serving two successful consecutive terms as chair. Ms Boag-Thomson joined Shepherd and Wedderburn as a partner in 2000 and is a highly experienced lawyer. Her practi

Jones Whyte, named Firm of the Year (250+) at the 2026 Scottish Legal Awards, has announced eight promotions across its legal teams, with its private client department leading the way. The firm, which employs more than 300 people across its Glasgow and Edinburgh offices, has promoted team members in

National law firm TLT has strengthened its Scottish pensions offering with appointment of Edinburgh-based partner Amanda Cooke – the third new partner to join the firm in Scotland since July.  Ms Cooke brings 20 years' experience across private practice and in-house and is recognised in

Pinsent Masons has appointed Glasgow-based Stacey Bairner as its first co-head of innovation and transformation, alongside Claire Francis, to accelerate the firm's existing focus on embedding innovation into service delivery. Head of restructuring, Ms Bairner, has been with the firm for 13 years and

LawCare, the mental health charity for the legal sector, has welcomed Mark Evans as its new chief executive. He joins as the charity approaches its 30th anniversary and looks to reach more people across the legal sector and help make working in law healthier.

Anderson Strathern Asset Management (ASAM) has made its first senior appointment under managing director Arlene Ewing's plans to grow the firm's team and services across Scotland. Jamie Daniels joins the team as senior investment director, bringing 20 years' experience managing investment portfolios

Shakespeare Martineau has promoted David Perdikou from associate to legal director. Based in the firm’s Edinburgh office, Mr Perdikou advises clients on a broad range of commercial property matters, including investment transactions, leasing, development projects and real estate finance.

Kirsten Gallacher has been elected as the new president of the Scottish Young Lawyers Association (SYLA). Amina Amin will remain on the committee as past president. The other committee members who were elected at last week's AGM are:

The lord advocate has appointed Dominic Scullion as the first standing junior counsel to the Scottish government. Mr Scullion qualified as a solicitor in 2012, as a solicitor advocate in 2016 and called to the bar in 2020. He acted for the Scottish ministers for several years as a solicitor before b

Sarah Loosemore has been elected as deputy clerk of the Faculty of Advocates and was formally introduced to members at Parliament House yesterday. Ms Loosemore has a mixed criminal and civil practice, with a focus on criminal appeals, extradition, clinical negligence, public law and inquiries. Since

Burness Paull has appointed energy expert Sarah Vass as a partner to lead the firm’s energy exploration and production (E&P) team. Ms Vass brings extensive experience of the energy sector, having served most recently as general counsel for TotalEnergies E&P UK Limited. Over her time at

Tom Usher is to take up his new appointment as chair of the East Neuk Festival (ENF). Mr Usher, a competition law expert at Burness Paull, has been a board member of the music festival since October 2025. He is passionate about music and he and his family now live in Elie in the East Neuk of Fife. H

Ledingham Chalmers has appointed Sarah Morris as managing partner, bringing 25 years of experience with the firm to the role. Ms Morris leads the firm’s institutional litigation team and has extensive experience advising public sector clients, local authorities and major insurers. Having built

Anderson Strathern has strengthened its dispute resolution team with the promotion of commercial litigation specialist Eilidh MacEwan to partner. A solicitor advocate with more than 10 years' experience, she advises clients across the financial sector on a range of commercial disputes including inso