Appointments

Ampersand has welcomed Laura-anne Langlands and Miranda Cannibal to the stable, following their call to the bar today. On the new members’ arrival, stable director Isla Davie KC, said: “We are delighted that Laura-anne and Miranda are joining Ampersand. They are already highly regarded a

Optimum Advocates has welcomed Chris Farrell, Eve Gilchrist and Iain Cahill to the stable today. Mr Farrell calls to the bar after 12 years as a solicitor. He practised primarily in criminal litigation. He has extensive experience of trial advocacy in a wide range of matters, including serious viole

Axiom Advocates has announced that Mitchell Abbott and Liam Smith have called to the bar, further strengthening Axiom's commercial and public law expertise. Mr Abbott joins Axiom as an experienced litigator with a broad commercial and public law practice. His experience spans a wide range of dispute

Ryan Houghton has joined Terra Firma Chambers having called to the bar today. Prior to calling, Mr Houghton worked at Ledingham Chalmers in commercial litigation and rural property. Before turning to the law, he served for seven years in the Royal Air Force and subsequently worked at the House of Co

Themis Advocates has welcomed Julie Fisher. Ms Fisher brings a wealth of experience to the Themis reparation team, having practised as a solicitor in private practice for 20 years prior to calling to the bar. Throughout her career, she worked with a number of firms specialising in personal injury an

Compass Chambers has welcomed Ross Fairweather, Carolyn McPhee and Jennifer Martinez Sillars to the stable after they called to the bar today. Prio to calling to the bar, Mr Fairweather worked in Anderson Strathern’s litigation department before joining Clyde & Co, working in their catastr

Holmes Mackillop Solicitors has appointed Lauren Brown as a paralegal in its Giffnock office. Ms Brown qualified as a conveyancing paralegal in 2023 and brings over 15 years’ experience in residential property work, with a particular focus on high‑volume remortgage transactions.

Dr Jade Kouletakis, lecturer in Law at Abertay University, has been nominated by the Law Society of Scotland to join its Intellectual Property Law Sub-Committee as an academic expert. Dr Kouletakis, whose membership will begin on 1 July for a first term of three years, has taught intellectual proper

Holmes Mackillop has appointed Aidan Dunn, Sam Hamilton, Olivia McCue and Katie Maguire as trainee solicitors. Mr Dunn joins the firm’s Glasgow office dispute resolution and litigation department, supporting a wide range of matters, including employment law, family law, commercial and debt rec

W&AS Bruce has appointed Omar Mohammed as partner. Based in the firm’s Broxburn office, Mr Mohammed heads W&AS Bruce’s new build conveyancing team and has built a strong reputation for delivering expert advice and exceptional client service across all aspects of residential prope

Stronachs LLP has announced three promotions across its corporate, dispute resolution and private client teams. Euan Munro, who is part of the firm’s corporate team and Claire Stewart, from the dispute resolution team, have both been promoted to senior solicitor. Raiya Law, from the firm&rsquo

Matheson Lawson Solicitors has announced the appointment of Jan Telfer to its growing new business team. Ms Telfer joins the Glasgow-based firm with more than a decade of experience in the Scottish property sector, bringing extensive knowledge of the home buying and selling process and a strong trac

Clyde & Co has announced four appointments to legal director across its Scotland practice, including the posthumous promotion of Sarah Donaldson. Kelly Brotherhood has been promoted within the firm’s casualty team in Glasgow, where she specialises in complex fraud and large loss claims. As

Weightmans has strengthened its capability in Scotland and internationally with the arrival of a specialist immigration team in Glasgow, further enhancing the firm’s ability to support clients with international immigration matters. The five-strong team, led by Grace McGill, brings market lead

Morton Fraser MacRoberts (MFMac) has announced 14 promotions across the firm.