Appointments

Addleshaw Goddard has bolstered its corporate and commercial team in Aberdeen with three new senior recruits this summer. Jennifer Cham, who comes in as a managing associate, and new legal directors Gemma Hills and Emma Sinclair have all joined the office, strengthening the firm's coverage in the ci

Gilson Gray has strengthened its Dundee team, with the appointment of a new partner. John Kydd, a litigator with a 20-year career across Tayside and the north-east of Scotland, has joined Gilson Gray. He was previously a partner with Thorntons, having joined as a trainee in 2001.

Lindsays has welcomed Jordan Hay as senior solicitor in the firm's private client team in Edinburgh as well as solicitors Gemma-Grace Johnstone and Maddie Miller, who have joined the commercial property teams in Dundee and Edinburgh respectively. Mr Hay has experience in providing advice to individu

Peter Smith has joined Shepherd and Wedderburn as a commercial property partner, heading the firm’s real estate team in the Aberdeen office and bringing 19 years’ expertise advising clients in the real estate sector. Mr Smith, who will lead the development of the firm’s real estate

Blackadders LLP has appointed Philip Buchan WS as the new head of rural land and business. Mr Buchan, who specialises in countryside matters, will work closely with the firm’s partners in the provision of advice to private clients with rural interests and implement the firm’s plan for co

Lindsays has announced the recruitment of five new trainees. The five will start their rotations in a variety of departments across Lindsays’ three city offices. They are:

McKee Campbell Morrison (MCM) has appointed employment law specialist and mediator Laura McKenna to head the firm’s newly launched employment law and HR division. She joins from Morton Fraser, where she worked with a variety of private and public sector clients across a range of sectors.

Balfour and Manson has promoted Will Wallace to associate in its residential property department, rewarding his “fantastic client care” as the property market continues to bounce back after the turmoil of the pandemic. Mr Wallace, who joined the Edinburgh-based firm as a solicitor in Apr

MBM Commercial has announced several promotions in its Edinburgh office.

Gillespie Macandrew has announced the appointment of former RBS/NatWest group general counsel, Michael Shaw, as its new chair. Mr Shaw brings a wealth of legal, commercial and business expertise to Gillespie Macandrew and replaces Fiona Morton, who retired from the role in early July after five

Brodies' solicitor advocate Tony Jones QC was called to the English bar in a ceremony conducted at Middle Temple last week. Mr Jones is the only QC in Scotland to be accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as an expert in both professional negligence law and construction law. He frequently represe

Blackadders LLP has announced new board appointments to serve alongside newly elected joint managing partners Emma Gray and Ryan McKay.

Via LinkedIn: Ledingham Chalmers congratulated its Stirling partner Linda Tinson who has been named one of the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland's vice presidents. The firm said: "She comes from a farming background so knows the rural sector inside out, and we know she’ll bri

Two new members have been appointed to fill vacant positions on the Scottish Sentencing Council. Summary Sheriff Amel Elfallah joins the council as a judicial member, while Louise Arrol takes on the role of advocate member. Both have been appointed for five-year terms by the Lord Justice General, af

Terra Firma’s Fred Mackintosh QC has today called to the bar of England & Wales where he will practise in the field of extradition law at Great James Street Chambers in London. Mr Mackintosh is one of Scotland’s leading extradition counsel and now extends his practice to London