Solicitor Carol Gammie and advocate Laura Reilly have been appointed to the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (SCCRC) for a four-year term. Ms Gammie is a solicitor, trained with the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) before practising criminal defence in Kilmarnock for a num
Appointments
Shepherd and Wedderburn has elected Andrew Blain as its new managing partner with effect from 1 May 2019. Mr Blain succeeds Stephen Gibb, who was first elected in 2012 and led the firm through the aftermath of the global financial crisis.
International law firm CMS has announced the appointment of energy and renewables specialist Chris McGarvey as a partner in Glasgow. Mr McGarvey arrives from Pinsent Masons and will join CMS on 1 May.
Turcan Connell has announced the appointment of Gillian Crandles as its new managing partner. One of the country’s leading divorce lawyers, Ms Crandles is only the second person to occupy this role in the firm’s 22-year history and will combine it with her current position as head of div
Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP has announced the appointment of two new partners at its Inverness office. Paul Adams and JP Campbell, who both joined the team in 2018 as associates, have been promoted to partners at the law firm's Highland branch.
Pinsent Masons has announced the appointment of Claire Scott as legal director in the international law firm's Aberdeen office. Ms Scott is widely respected in the north east and has years of experience advising international clients in the oil and gas, shipping and aviation industries.
Glasgow-based Mitchells Roberton has promoted Laura Burns to associate in the solicitor firm's private client department. Ms Burns, a graduate of Strathclyde University, joined Mitchells Roberton in January 2018.
Allan McDougall Solicitors has appointed Stephen Irvine as partner in its personal injury team. A highly experienced litigator, Mr Irvine has been handling personal injury cases, including medical negligence and industrial disease matters, for over 20 years.
Ken Lauder has joined Gilson Gray as a legal director in the litigation and dispute resolution team. Mr Lauder, a solicitor advocate, has more than 30 years’ experience and specialises in high value personal injury, medical negligence and other professional negligence cases.
MTM Defence Lawyers has appointed solicitor Sophie Russell to its Edinburgh office. Ms Russell will be working alongside solicitor-advocate Neil Hay to service MTM’s ever-growing private client caseload in the capital. MTM has seen a 50 per cent rise in the business, over the 2017/18 fina
Harper Macleod has promoted five lawyers to partner across the country. The promotions of Andrew Upton in dispute resolution, Collette Miller and Jill Fryer in public sector & social housing, and employment team members Scott Milligan and Lorna Davis take the firm's total number of par
Following BTO Solicitors LLP’s recent appointment of a new chairman and chief operating officer, the firm has announced a number of senior promotions. Two associates have been promoted to partner, fifteen have stepped up to senior associate level and a further two senior solicitors have b
Brodies LLP has appointed two new partners in its Aberdeen office. Elaine Farquharson-Black, a recognised leader in the planning arena, will add further strength to Brodies’ housebuilding and planning teams. She joins Brodies from Burness Paull where she was formerly head of both its planning
Shepherd and Wedderburn has appointed partner and private client specialist Gillian Campbell to lead its offering to private individuals and families, business owners and entrepreneurs in the north of Scotland. Ms Campbell, who is based in the firm’s Aberdeen office, is a highly regarded priva
Gildeas has acquired Fulton’s Solicitors and Estate Agents. The existing Gildeas conveyancing practice will merge with Fulton’s, which will continue trading as a separate entity from its two customer-facing units in Mount Florida and Clarkston.