Appointments

Scot Dignan has become the first lawyer in the history of the WS Society to be admitted as a Writer to the Signet remotely. Mr Dignan, who is a legal inspector with HM Inspectorate of Prosecution in Scotland, prosecutor, PhD candidate at the University of Strathclyde and a former Lord Hope Scho

Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has made appointments to its banking and real estate teams in Edinburgh. Chris McLauchlan has been appointed as a legal director to lead WBD's banking team in Scotland. Joining from Eversheds Sutherland, he is a senior banking lawyer with over 15 years of experience advis

Morton Fraser has been appointed to deliver a range of legal services to Police Scotland and the Scottish Police Authority (SPA). The contract was awarded through a competitive tender process and will be delivered over the next two years, with two potential one-year extensions.

Dundee-based building sector investment firm United Capital has announced the appointment of leading employment solicitor Ryan Russell as in-house legal counsel and non-executive director. After the company’s most recent acquisition, the group, which includes former Scotland top 500 building s

Featured in the latest Signet magazine, celebrated South African lawyer and social justice campaigner Professor Thuli Madonsela is to be admitted as a fellow of the WS Society.

Lindsays has announced that David Rose has joined its commercial property team as a partner from Dentons. Mr Rose has decades of experience at the forefront of the commercial property market in Scotland.

A member of the Faculty of Advocates has been appointed to a key role in the tribunals system in Scotland. Jacqueline Fordyce has become the country’s Registrar of the Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber).

Balfour and Manson has been appointed as one of the suppliers in a new framework to provide legal advice in a range of areas to the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) and Police Scotland. The firm submitted a successful tender to the SPA/Police Scotland in three different areas of its framework: genera

Rachel Wood WS, an experienced Scottish solicitor will join the senior leadership team of the Law Society of Scotland next week as the new executive director of regulation. Ms Wood has over 25 years' experience in the legal sector and significant experience in risk and compliance, people leadership

TLT's former managing partner David Pester has started a new role as head of strategic growth at the UK firm, which has offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow. After 19 years as managing partner, he will work with the leadership team to deliver a strategic growth programme to support existing clients and

Addleshaw Goddard has announced the promotion of Paul Ewing to partner in its Edinburgh office, bringing the total number of partners in Scotland up to 42. Mr Ewing joined legacy firm HBJ in 2014 and over the past six years has advised clients on a wide range of work across the real estate sector. H

Gilson Gray has appointed commercial property expert Mark Sabey as legal director in the firm’s Glasgow real estate division. Originally from London, he is an English-qualified solicitor with more than 17 years’ experience in commercial property, land management and renewables.

Ruth Croman, managing partner of Macnabs, has recently been accredited by FLAGS as a family law arbitrator. A well-respected family lawyer, she is a member of the Family Law Association, Consensus Collaboration Scotland and is accredited as a specialist in both family law and child law.

Brodies LLP has announced eight new partners in its latest round of promotions and appointments.

The Scottish Council of Law Reporting has announced the appointment of four additional law reporters to the Session Cases team. The selection process involved an aptitude assessment as well as interviews conducted remotely by video link.