Appointments

BTO Solicitors LLP has announced the appointment of Will Cole as a partner in its commercial litigation team in Edinburgh. A highly regarded litigator, Mr Cole specialises in assisting individuals, companies and public and third sector organisations with sensitive, business-critical matters.

Specialist personal injury law firm Road Traffic Accident Law (Scotland) LLP (RTALS), which offers legal services to road users under Motorcycle Law Scotland, Cycle Law Scotland and Pedestrian Law Scotland, has announced that its trainee solicitors Thomas Mitchell and Zara Jones have qualified and w

Anderson Strathern has hired corporate specialist Euan Tripp from Brodies, in a move that strengthens the firm’s corporate and commercial offering. Mr Tripp brings extensive M&A and corporate finance experience including from the property and hotels sectors, in Scotland and across the UK.

CMS has appointed contentious IP specialist Neeraj Thomas as an of counsel in the firm’s technology & media practice in Glasgow. He joins from Burness Paull, where he was a senior associate. Mr Thomas has extensive experience advising clients in disputes concerning patents, trademarks, sof

DWF, which has offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh, has announced a series of promotions across its Scottish teams.Jennifer Wright has been promoted to senior associate in the employment team; Andrew McConnell to senior associate in the professional indemnity team; Alan McDonald to senior associate wit

Balfour and Manson has appointed two new associates to its personal injury team. Adelle Walker has joined from Digby Brown, while Peter Littlefair has been recruited from Lyons Davidson.

Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP's head of clean energy and banking partner Clare Foster is among the new members of the board of RenewableUK. Ms Foster brings to the role a wealth of legal knowledge in renewable energy finance across multiple clean energy technologies.

Lady Rae has been awarded an honorary degree from the University of Glasgow in recognition of her contribution to Scots law. She received her honorary doctorate of laws at a ceremony on 27 June 2019.

TLT has further grown its UK-wide banking and finance team with the appointment of Catharine MacDonald, who joins from Ashurst as legal director in Glasgow. Ms MacDonald will work alongside banking and finance partner Douglas Gourlay, who joined TLT in June 2018 as part of an ongoing expansion in Sc

Registers of Scotland (RoS) has made two new appointments to its board. Andrew Miller and Andrew Harvey joined the board of non-executive directors this week and will remain until 31 July 2022.

Five members of the Scottish Civil Justice Council have been reappointed for three-year terms. The judicial members are Lord Boyd of Duncansby, Sheriff Principal Ian R Abercrombie QC, the solicitor member is Joel Conn and the members appointed by the Lord President are Brandon Malone and Employment

Defence solicitors Martin Johnston & Socha has announced that Roshni Joshi has been appointed as an associate in the firm's Dunfermline office with effect from 1 July 2019. Ms Joshi graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 2010 before completing the Diploma in Legal Practice there.

Helensburgh legal firm Raeburn Hope becomes part of BTO Solicitors LLP today and will become known as BTO Raeburn Hope. Raeburn Hope, which was set up by partner Alastair Hope in 1982, currently provides court and family services, residential and commercial conveyancing, wills and estates advice and

Lindsays has announced the promotion of Andrew Duff who becomes a director in Lindsays’ rural services team. Mr Duff joined the firm in 2013 as an associate and has acted for clients in relation to the purchase, sale and leasing of property, mineral leases and options for windfarms. He has a p

Brodies LLP has appointed high-growth specialist David Gallagher as a partner in its commercial services team. Mr Gallagher started his career in private practice, specialising in sectors including textiles, food and drink, technology and sports, before taking up a Saltire Fellowship at Babson Colle