Appointments

Gillian Wade KC has been installed as the new sheriff principal for Tayside, Central and Fife.

Mackinnons Solicitors LLP has announced the appointment of Alan Simpson as an associate within its private client team at Cults. Mr Simpson deals with a broad spectrum of private client work, including the preparation of wills, power of attorneys, executry work and residential conveyancing.

Keoghs has expanded its footprint in Scotland with new appointments and promotions. In the Glasgow office, the firm welcomed two new partners, three associates, four claims handlers, and initiated its first-ever trainee programme. Among these, Joanne Farrell, previously of BTO Solicitors and Weightm

MBM Commercial has promoted two directors, Laura Peachey and Alexander Lamley, to partner. Ms Peachey is known for her work with investors and growing businesses. As she steps into her new role as partner, Ms Peachey will continue to provide strategic legal counsel to to investors and scale-up compa

Burness Paull has promoted four lawyers to partner. The newly appointed partners are Louise Chambers (real estate), Stephen Farrell (dispute resolution), Karen Manning (construction and projects) and Liam Young (pensions).

Pictured (L-R): Deborah Carmichael, Ramsay Kershaw, Louise McGhee, Niamh Finnigan, Rebecca Taylor, Nicole Donnelly, Meghan Harrington and Stephanie Hutton Jones Whyte has welcomed 10 new trainees.

Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) has announced the promotions of two staff members and the STEP qualifications of three others. Leanne Follan, a member of the firm’s renewables team in Glasgow, and Ben White, who has been working with the CRG team in Edinburgh, have both been promote

Jane Malcolm has been appointed as the new chair of the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission. Ms Malcolm has a strong track record of strategic leadership in professional regulation, working in the public interest. She has a particular interest in consumer centred services and policy, with a sharp f

Rod Hutchison – a corporate law practitioner with over 20 years’ experience – has joined Aberdein Considine as a partner in the firm’s corporate and commercial team in Aberdeen. He specialises in mergers & acquisitions, acting for investee companies on securing equity inv

Dr David Caddick has been appointed to the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) board. Dr Caddick was appointed as a JP on the Inverness Bench in 2018. He holds an undergraduate degree, three masters degrees and a PhD and was awarded an MBE in 1995.

Calum Crighton has been appointed as a member of the Decom Mission board of directors. Decom Mission is a trade association focused on the international decommissioning energy sector.

Clare Lamond has been promoted to legal director at Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) in Edinburgh. Her promotion is one of a number across the firm's UK offices.

Glasgow-headquartered Complete Clarity Solicitors and Simplicity Legal has appointed Nat Alexander. Joining from The McKinstry Company in Ayr, Mr Alexander will be senior associate solicitor and will head up the Complete Clarity property team which consists of five solicitors, three trainees and a l

Lynn Burns has been appointed by the Scottish government as the new victims expert member of the Scottish Sentencing Council. Ms Burns has been involved with a number of victims’ groups and organisations following the murder of her son, Sam, in 2013.

The Cyber and Fraud Centre – Scotland has added six new partners to its Incident Response network, including two law firms, as it issues a warning to organisations to have plans in place for cyberattacks. Anderson Strathern and Burness Paull join the specialised Incident Response Cadre, along