New partner Donna Brennan has joined the private client team and Julie Niven has joined the firm as the head of people and culture and will work across Blackadders’ offices in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee.

Ms Brennan said: “I am delighted to join Blackadders as a Partner in the highly regarded and extremely skilled Private Client team. I’m joining at a key stage where the firm has set ambitious goals and is already making good progress towards them. I’m looking forward to playing my part in its next exciting phase.”

Ms Niven said: “I am looking forward to working with the great team at Blackadders. The energy and ambition is fantastic and we are determined to remain an employer of choice, attracting the best talent in the country.”

Emma Gray, joint managing partner, said: “Our aim is to continue to recruit the best people we can and the new members of our team demonstrate our commitment to being a home for talented people across the country. We look forward to building our team even more this year.”