Kevin Currie joins the commercial property team as an associate, while Robin Grace has been recruited from Thorntons as a senior solicitor to bolster the firm’s private client offering.

Mr Currie joins partners Stephanie Nichol and Stephanie Zak (who returns from maternity leave in April) in the commercial property department. He previously headed up a team at Cullen Kilshaw in Galashiels where he has worked since qualifying in 2020, after completing his traineeship with Anderson Bain in Edinburgh.

David Short, executive chairman of Balfour and Manson, said: “Kevin is an excellent lawyer with wide-ranging commercial property experience. He will be a great asset to the team, and they are delighted to have him on board.

“We’re also pleased to add Robin Grace to the private client team. He’s a superb young lawyer and has significant experience at both Thorntons and previously Gillespie Macandrew.”