James Hyams

Mr Hyams joined Blackadders in January 2023 as a director, working in the Blackadders’ Edinburgh office with partner Karen Phillips.

He has experience in assisting clients on private client work including wills, succession planning, inheritance tax mitigation, incapacity, executry administration and the setting up and administration of trusts.

Mr Hyams said: “I am delighted to be joining the partnership at Blackadders at such an exciting time for the firm. “There is an excellent private client team in Glasgow that is already in place and I look forward to working more closely with everyone in the team.”

Emma Gray, joint managing partner, said: “James is already proving to be a fantastic addition to the Glasgow team and we look forward to working together to raise the firm’s performance and profile in the west of Scotland and with our teams across Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee.”