The Scottish Land Commission has made three new appointments. Charlie Davis has joined as project manager for diverse land ownership, Lisa Busby as training coordinator and Hanna Wheatley as the new research officer.
Appointments
Paul Cackette, the former head of the Scottish government's legal directorate and chief reporter of the directorate of planning and environmental appeals, has been appointed to support an urgent review of Ireland's planning body. The Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR) this week announced the urg
Edinburgh-based legal services company Vialex has announced the appointment of Steven Dunn as a legal director heading up its pensions and immigration law team. Mr Dunn has over 25 years’ experience in pensions, and was previously with Anderson Strathern where he was head of pensions and senio
Harper Macleod has appointed Bill Stark to the firm as a debt and asset recovery consultant. Mr Stark, who joins from Morton Fraser, specialises in all debtor or creditor positions across the public and private sectors, including B2B/B2C commercial debt, consumer credit, debt, asset finance, invoice
Inverness firm Munro & Noble has welcomed Elaine Gamba as its newest commercial property solicitor. Ms Gamba recently completed her traineeship with the firm, having joined it in June 2015 as a PA to its then commercial partner.
Shepherd and Wedderburn has appointed six new lawyers to its rural team, including accredited agricultural law specialists Petra Grunenberg and Ellen Eunson. Ms Grunenberg, who previously led the rural team at Blackadders, will join as a partner in September, while Ms Eunson has already joined as a
Prominent solicitor Cat MacLean has been appointed to the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland (JABS). Ms MacLean, a partner and head of dispute resolution at MBM Commercial LLP, has been appointed as a legal member for a four-year term until 31 May 2026.
Human rights lawyer Kavita Chetty has joined the Scottish government as deputy director for human rights and mainstreaming. Ms Chetty, formerly head of legal and strategy at the Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC), has been appointed on a fixed-term basis for up to three years.
Levy & McRae has made new appointments to its property team. Paul Kenneth, who has worked in major UK and international firms joins as a partner. He has particular expertise in commercial work, real estate, finance and renewables. He will be working across both Levy & McRae&r
Addleshaw Goddard has bolstered its corporate and commercial team in Aberdeen with three new senior recruits this summer. Jennifer Cham, who comes in as a managing associate, and new legal directors Gemma Hills and Emma Sinclair have all joined the office, strengthening the firm's coverage in the ci
Gilson Gray has strengthened its Dundee team, with the appointment of a new partner. John Kydd, a litigator with a 20-year career across Tayside and the north-east of Scotland, has joined Gilson Gray. He was previously a partner with Thorntons, having joined as a trainee in 2001.
Lindsays has welcomed Jordan Hay as senior solicitor in the firm's private client team in Edinburgh as well as solicitors Gemma-Grace Johnstone and Maddie Miller, who have joined the commercial property teams in Dundee and Edinburgh respectively. Mr Hay has experience in providing advice to individu
Peter Smith has joined Shepherd and Wedderburn as a commercial property partner, heading the firm’s real estate team in the Aberdeen office and bringing 19 years’ expertise advising clients in the real estate sector. Mr Smith, who will lead the development of the firm’s real estate
Blackadders LLP has appointed Philip Buchan WS as the new head of rural land and business. Mr Buchan, who specialises in countryside matters, will work closely with the firm’s partners in the provision of advice to private clients with rural interests and implement the firm’s plan for co
Lindsays has announced the recruitment of five new trainees. The five will start their rotations in a variety of departments across Lindsays’ three city offices. They are: