Appointments

Pictured (L-R): Johnston Clark, John Dargie, Siobhan McGuigan and Jack Boyle Blackadders Solicitors has announced four promotions across its Scottish offices.

Dentons has announced the promotion of 25 new partners from the UK and Europe, including three in Scotland. Edinburgh-based Donald Smith and Glasgow-based Craig Kennedy and Alison Weatherhead have all been made partners in the latest promotions round.

Perthshire law firm Macnabs has announced the promotion of two members of staff as it opens a new office in Blairgowrie. Alan Roughead, who joined the firm from MacRoberts in October 2017, has been promoted to director and will head up the private client department.

Thea Jackson has joined Urquharts in Edinburgh as an associate after working for over 12 years at Turcan Connell’s Edinburgh office, latterly as an associate. She trained and practised in Glasgow, qualifying as a solicitor in 2006.

The Aberdeen Law Project has announced the promotion of Martyna Proczek to the position of student director.  Ms Proczek, 20, a third-year law student, is succeeding Lauren Frame as the project’s ninth student director.

BTO Solicitors LLP has appointed David Gibson as its new chairman, succeeding Alan Borthwick. As part of BTO’s new management structure, the firm has also announced its first chief operating officer. Mr Gibson said: "It is a great privilege to be appointed chairman of BTO. I would like to than

Morton Fraser has made three appointments to its construction team through the recruitment of a team of contentious and non-contentious construction specialists. Sandra Cassels will be joining the firm as a partner whilst Julie Scott-Gilroy and Caroline Earnshaw will join as associates.

Davidson Chalmers partner Laura Tainsh has been selected by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to join its forthcoming trade mission to Nigeria. She is the only Scotland-based lawyer joining 18 of her peers from English law firms and chambers at the three-day ‘Legal Services are GREAT’ missio

Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace (RCCW) has increased its Stonehaven presence through the acquisition of local law firm Connons of Stonehaven (Connons). Naomi Mearns, partner and Stonehaven branch principal at RCCW, will be working closely with Scott Rennie, associate solicitor at Connons, to sp

Shoosmiths has announced three new appointments to its real estate team in Edinburgh. Gillian Ralph, previously a partner with Macnabs LLP in Perth has been appointed as a senior associate within the 20-strong team led by real estate partner, Steve Dougherty.

Morton Fraser has been appointed to a new panel to provide legal services in Scotland for a self-invested personal pension, Your Future SIPP, administered by Curtis Banks. The appointment also extends to the servicing of some legacy Curtis Bank’s products, to include those operated b

Davidson Chalmers partner Laura Irvine has been accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in freedom of information and data protection law, making her just the second Scottish lawyer in private practice to achieve the standard. The Law Society accreditation recognises solicitors who

Laura McIntosh has joined CMS as a partner after 12 years at Dickson Minto. Ms McIntosh, who is based in CMS’s Edinburgh office, specialises in mergers & acquisitions and private equity deals.

Boyd Legal Solicitors announced the appointment of Kelly Matthews as an associate at the firm's new Kirkcaldy office.

Thorntons has appointed Neil Darling as an associate in its land and rural business team in Edinburgh.  Mr Darling, from Galashiels, has specialisms in forestry, development in the countryside, renewables, minerals and agricultural matters.