Ms McFadzean joins the firm’s land and rural business team from Anderson Beaton Lamond. She brings almost 20 years’ experience advising in the sector with particular expertise in the sale and purchase of large farming and forestry estates.

She will be based in the firm’s Perth office and is the sixth partner appointment at Gillespie Macandrew in the last 12 months, bolstering the total number in the partnership to 29.

Chief executive officer Robert Graham-Campbell said: “I am delighted to welcome Lizzie to the firm. Her appointment further strengthens our pre-eminent land and rural business offering and affirms our commitment to growing our 5 partner strong office based in Perth.”

Head of Gillespie Macandrew’s land and rural business team, Robert Scott-Dempster, added: “Lizzie is an exceptional rural lawyer and highly regarded across the sector. She has an excellent track record of managing complex rural transactions and will further strengthen our existing team.”