Gillespie Macandrew

Gillespie Macandrew has announced three senior appointments with the arrival of Chris Devlin and Douglas Roberts, as partners in planning and corporate respectively, and Nikki Robertson as head of finance.  The appointments take the firm's partnership to a record 30 partners and come as Gillesp

Gillespie Macandrew has received a Highly Commended recognition in the Excellence in Community Care & Social Responsibility category at the Scottish Legal Awards 2026.

Gillespie Macandrew has announced the appointment of two new partners and 13 further promotions across its legal team.  Caitlin Keegan, from the firm’s residential property team, and Fraser Vandal, from the employment law team, have been promoted to partner.

Gillespie Macandrew LLP has appointed Gavin Merchant as its new CEO, with effect from 1 March. Mr Merchant succeeds Robert Graham-Campbell, who retires after eight years in the role. Having studied law at the University of Edinburgh and subsequently qualified as a Chartered Accountant, Mr Merchant b

Gillespie Macandrew has donated a record £53,000 to its charity partners, Change Mental Health and Richmond’s Hope.

Gillespie Macandrew has made a series of new appointments. In September, the firm appointed Keith Bishop in Edinburgh as a senior specialist in construction and engineering. He is dual qualified in Scotland and England & Wales and has extensive international experience that spans both contentiou

For those of us who live in or commute to Scotland’s major towns and cities to work, our encounters with the countryside are often brief – and usually recreational.  Of course, the rural and agricultural sector has been crucial to the country’s economy for centuries, with 80 p

Gillespie Macandrew has posted an 11 per cent rise in turnover to £19.6 million and a 20 per cent increase in profits to £6.3m for the year ending 28 February 2025. Staff at the firm will benefit from a seven per cent firm-wide bonus following the results, which mark double-digit organic

Gillespie Macandrew has announced the appointment of Frank Blin CBE as its new chair. He takes on the role from Michael Shaw, who retires after a three-year term in the position during which the firm has seen significant growth. 

Gillespie Macandrew has announced its sponsorship of the Women in Wellies podcast. The Women in Wellies podcast series first launched by Hannah Lloyd in January 2023, has since established a loyal following of listeners who join to learn about each guest’s unique story, including details of th

A new suite of template agreements have been developed and issued to encourage landowner and investor participation in UK woodland and peatland carbon projects. The templates are the outcome of an 18-month collaborative project led by Scottish Forestry in partnership with the IUCN UK Peatland Progra

Gillespie Macandrew LLP has commenced a two-year partnership with local charities Richmond’s Hope and Change Mental Health in support of the firm’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) programme.

Gillespie Macandrew has appointed real estate legal expert Heather Pearson to its partnership. Ms Pearson joins the firm from Addleshaw Goddard and brings almost 30 years’ experience advising in the real estate sector in Scotland. She is a specialist in both residential and commercial property

Gillespie Macandrew has recently donated a record £51,000 to charity as part of its annual commitment to its charity partners.

Gillespie Macandrew has appointed five newly qualified solicitors, each of whom has completed their two-year legal traineeship programme. The newly qualified solicitors are Jenny Purdie specialising in private client, Jenna Wayth in construction dispute resolution, Thomas Anderson in land & rura