Appointments

Eleven new sheriffs have been appointed. Shona Gilroy, John Hamilton QC, Michael Hanlon, Paul Haran, David Harvie, Krista Johnston, Derek Livingston, Charles Lugton, John MacRitchie, David Taylor and James Varney have been appointed to the office of sheriff on the recommendation of the First Ministe

 Pictured (L-R): Curtis Preston, Deborah O’Donnell, Stephanie Goudie and Ronan Duff A group of newly-qualified lawyers who began their training at the height of the coronavirus pandemic have secured permanent roles at Lindsays.

James Mollison has been appointed as the new judicial complaints reviewer. The reviewer offers an "independent, impartial and free service" for anyone unhappy with the way their complaint about the conduct of a member of the judiciary – including judges, sheriffs and justices of the peace &nda

Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP has welcomed four new trainees to the team.

MBM Commercial has announced several changes to senior leadership roles within the firm. Tracey Ginn, partner, will assume the role of head of corporate. Ms. Ginn will be responsible for leading one of the largest corporate teams in Scotland and will also maintain her role as head of the firm&r

Raeburn Christie Clark and Wallace (RCCW) has hired three new trainees. The new trainees will support the residential property, commercial property and private client departments, all of which have seen a continued rise in the volume of work in recent months.

The Scottish Land Commission has made three new appointments. Charlie Davis has joined as project manager for diverse land ownership, Lisa Busby as training coordinator and Hanna Wheatley as the new research officer.

Paul Cackette, the former head of the Scottish government's legal directorate and chief reporter of the directorate of planning and environmental appeals, has been appointed to support an urgent review of Ireland's planning body. The Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR) this week announced the urg

Edinburgh-based legal services company Vialex has announced the appointment of Steven Dunn as a legal director heading up its pensions and immigration law team. Mr Dunn has over 25 years’ experience in pensions, and was previously with Anderson Strathern where he was head of pensions and senio

Harper Macleod has appointed Bill Stark to the firm as a debt and asset recovery consultant. Mr Stark, who joins from Morton Fraser, specialises in all debtor or creditor positions across the public and private sectors, including B2B/B2C commercial debt, consumer credit, debt, asset finance, invoice

Inverness firm Munro & Noble has welcomed Elaine Gamba as its newest commercial property solicitor. Ms Gamba recently completed her traineeship with the firm, having joined it in June 2015 as a PA to its then commercial partner.

Shepherd and Wedderburn has appointed six new lawyers to its rural team, including accredited agricultural law specialists Petra Grunenberg and Ellen Eunson. Ms Grunenberg, who previously led the rural team at Blackadders, will join as a partner in September, while Ms Eunson has already joined as a

Prominent solicitor Cat MacLean has been appointed to the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland (JABS). Ms MacLean, a partner and head of dispute resolution at MBM Commercial LLP, has been appointed as a legal member for a four-year term until 31 May 2026.

Human rights lawyer Kavita Chetty has joined the Scottish government as deputy director for human rights and mainstreaming. Ms Chetty, formerly head of legal and strategy at the Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC), has been appointed on a fixed-term basis for up to three years.

Levy & McRae has made new appointments to its property team.  Paul Kenneth, who has worked in major UK and international firms joins as a partner. He has particular expertise in commercial work, real estate, finance and renewables. He will be working across both Levy & McRae&r