Appointments

MBM Commercial has promoted two directors, Laura Peachey and Alexander Lamley, to partner. Ms Peachey is known for her work with investors and growing businesses. As she steps into her new role as partner, Ms Peachey will continue to provide strategic legal counsel to to investors and scale-up compa

Burness Paull has promoted four lawyers to partner. The newly appointed partners are Louise Chambers (real estate), Stephen Farrell (dispute resolution), Karen Manning (construction and projects) and Liam Young (pensions).

Pictured (L-R): Deborah Carmichael, Ramsay Kershaw, Louise McGhee, Niamh Finnigan, Rebecca Taylor, Nicole Donnelly, Meghan Harrington and Stephanie Hutton Jones Whyte has welcomed 10 new trainees.

Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) has announced the promotions of two staff members and the STEP qualifications of three others. Leanne Follan, a member of the firm’s renewables team in Glasgow, and Ben White, who has been working with the CRG team in Edinburgh, have both been promote

Jane Malcolm has been appointed as the new chair of the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission. Ms Malcolm has a strong track record of strategic leadership in professional regulation, working in the public interest. She has a particular interest in consumer centred services and policy, with a sharp f

Rod Hutchison – a corporate law practitioner with over 20 years’ experience – has joined Aberdein Considine as a partner in the firm’s corporate and commercial team in Aberdeen. He specialises in mergers & acquisitions, acting for investee companies on securing equity inv

Dr David Caddick has been appointed to the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) board. Dr Caddick was appointed as a JP on the Inverness Bench in 2018. He holds an undergraduate degree, three masters degrees and a PhD and was awarded an MBE in 1995.

Calum Crighton has been appointed as a member of the Decom Mission board of directors. Decom Mission is a trade association focused on the international decommissioning energy sector.

Clare Lamond has been promoted to legal director at Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) in Edinburgh. Her promotion is one of a number across the firm's UK offices.

Glasgow-headquartered Complete Clarity Solicitors and Simplicity Legal has appointed Nat Alexander. Joining from The McKinstry Company in Ayr, Mr Alexander will be senior associate solicitor and will head up the Complete Clarity property team which consists of five solicitors, three trainees and a l

Lynn Burns has been appointed by the Scottish government as the new victims expert member of the Scottish Sentencing Council. Ms Burns has been involved with a number of victims’ groups and organisations following the murder of her son, Sam, in 2013.

The Cyber and Fraud Centre – Scotland has added six new partners to its Incident Response network, including two law firms, as it issues a warning to organisations to have plans in place for cyberattacks. Anderson Strathern and Burness Paull join the specialised Incident Response Cadre, along

Thorntons is formally opening its new Glasgow office – its first permanent home in the city. The George Square premises, which feature a bespoke artwork by Glasgow graffiti artist Bobby McNamara – better known as Rogue One, the creator of several murals around the city – are key to

Pictured (L-R): Louisa Clark, Lauren Irwin, Alanis Hunt, Sorcha Hill, Emma Kelly, Shona Christie, Martin Clement, Daniel Leyden Dallas McMillan Solicitors has taken on four new first year trainees, taking the total number of trainee solicitors employed by the firm to eight. They will work in the pro

Pictured (L-R): Lorna Hale, David Brown and Anna Rani  Drummond Miller has announced the addition of three new partners to its immigration, litigation and conveyancing teams.