Appointments

CMS has announced the promotion of five new partners in Scotland. They include Bruce Harvie and Kate Darracott from the corporate team and fellow Edinburgh-based colleagues, Kirsty Nurse from the finance team and Will Anderson from the litigation & arbitration practice. Also promoted to partner

A consortium led by global law firm Kennedys has been awarded funding from Innovate UK to develop software able to identify and assess reputational risk. The £1.2 million project, Reputation Advisor, will be part-funded by £783,000 from Innovate UK’s Smart Grants scheme, which supp

Kennedys has appointed a third partner from Clyde & Co as it continues to expand its team in Scotland. Liability expert Lesley Allan specialises in catastrophic and large loss claims and has extensive experience in fatal accident inquiries as well as data protection and freedom of information is

Vialex has welcomed lawyer Scott Moncur as head of financial services and sustainable development, a newly created position. Mr Moncur joins from Medici Legal Advisors, a boutique firm specialising in digital disruption and fintech.

Gilson Gray has promoted private client associate Joe Davies to partner. Glen Gilson, group chairman and managing partner of Gilson Gray, said: “Joe has distinguished himself as a great talent with a combination of legal, technological and social foresight which makes him perfect for this lead

Solicitor Clare Burns is among five newly appointed non-executive directors of the Scottish Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (SCSSA). Lady Rae, first board chair of the SCSSA, selected the appointees following a recruitment process which was open to anyone with interest, experience and experti

Dentons has promoted three lawyers in Scotland to partner. The new partners are Linzi Hedalen, in contentious construction, Adam Knowles in corporate and Owen McLennan in corporate funds, who are all currently senior associates based in the firm’s Edinburgh office.

Murgitroyd, the pan-European intellectual property protection (IP) business, has acquired the Glasgow-based IP specialist firm, Creation IP. Creation IP is jointly owned by its founders, Bryn Williams and John Collins, both experienced patent attorneys who started the business in 2012 having previou

Addleshaw Goddard (AG) has announced that corporate lawyer Laura Falls will become its newest partner in Scotland as part of the firm's largest ever partner promotion round. She will join the partnership from 1 May, part of a 20-strong promotion round which will bring the firm's total global partner

Staff and students at the University of Dundee have elected solicitor Amanda Millar as chair of court, the university’s governing body. She has been elected for a period of three years after receiving 523 votes to the 369 cast for William Patey.

Macleod & MacCallum has announced the promotion of Tomas Simpson and Aidan Grant to associate. The pair joined the firm in 2016 and were enrolled as qualified solicitors in 2018 after completing their traineeships. Morag MacIntosh, chair of the board at Macleod & MacCallum, said: “Toma

Turcan Connell has announced the promotion of 19 lawyers, including one partner, Richard Douglas-Home; one legal director, Simran Panesar-Saggu; three senior associates, five associates and nine senior solicitors. Chairman Alexander Garden said: "These promotions are thoroughly deserved by all conce

Lindsays has announced a record number of promotions. Two new partners are among the 11 newly promoted lawyers who begin work in their new posts from today.

Euan Fleming has joined Burness Paull as a partner in its private client team. Mr Fleming, who will be based in the firm’s Edinburgh office, specialises in asset protection, succession and tax planning, and the administration of estates and trusts.

Roger Bull has been re-elected for a second four-year term as Burges Salmon's managing partner. Mr Bull joined the firm in 1995 as a trainee solicitor, qualifying in 1997 and became a partner on 1 May 2003 and head of the firm’s employment team on 1 May 2011.