Ms Carmichael, who joined Jones Whyte at the beginning of 2018, has over 12 years’ experience as a litigator dealing with contentious matters on behalf of both individuals and businesses.

She specialises in debt recovery, insolvency, property and contractual disputes as well as appearing regularly in court. 

Greg Whyte, partner and head of litigation, said: “Congratulations to Deborah for taking the next step with her career as a solicitor advocate. Training and progression are what we encourage for all our young lawyers. Deborah, along with Andrew Phillips, in our criminal and regulatory team, can now represent our clients at the higher courts across Scotland and the UK.

“Trust and good communication are vital when taking a case to court. Unlike barristers and advocates, solicitor advocates do more than just the court-related work. They run the case from start to finish meaning they know the case inside out – carrying out all the necessary investigations, getting involved in all the details and preparing all the paperwork – therefore it is a huge asset to our clients to have solicitor advocates like Deborah and Andrew on board.”