Appointments

The committee members for the Faculty of Advocates' new Junior Bar Association have been elected. President Antonia Welsh is joined by Cameron Smith as vice president, Amy Donachie as secretary and Emma Boffey as devils' representative. Fergus Whyte, Valentina Mori, Ayla Iridag and Emily Bradbury ha

Ian Bowie has joined Shepherd and Wedderburn as a partner, bringing to the firm and its clients more than 25 years’ expertise advising on real estate projects, with a particular focus on energy and natural resources. Renowned for his technical skills and client focus, Mr Bowie supports clients

Solicitor Nadhia Ahmad-Ali has been appointed as a non-executive director to the board of Scottish Ballet. Ms Ahmad-Ali was recently made head of legal for Europe at UnitedHealthcare, part of the UnitedHealth Group, a Fortune 500 company. Before this, she worked at The Weir Group PLC and Cigna, wher

Balfour and Manson senior associate Michaela Guthrie has gained a Law Society of Scotland accreditation in medical negligence law. Ms Guthrie joined Balfour and Manson as a trainee in 2014, spending the final year of her traineeship working closely with partner Ann Logan. She has specialised in medi

Farrah Mahmood and Nick Harbison have both been promoted to the position of associate director at Scullion LAW in Glasgow. Ms Mahmood said: “I am absolutely delighted to be promoted to associate director at Scullion LAW. It is an incredible opportunity in recognition of my achievements, effort

Two of Scotland’s most highly-regarded family law advisors have joined Burness Paull as partners to spearhead its new family law practice. Richard Smith, who will lead the newly-formed team, is ranked as a leading individual in Chambers and Legal 500. An accredited specialist and als

Coulters has bolstered its team through a merger with solicitors and estate agent, Purdie & Co. The deal adds four new colleagues – including Purdie partner Struan Douglas – to Coulters’ 36-strong team.

Thorntons has appointed nine lawyers in Dundee. David Milne and Kyle Moir join as partners in commercial real estate and will be supported by paralegal Kirsty Smith and legal secretary Lesley Wilkinson.

Levy & McRae has launched L&M MediLaw, a new offering focused on bringing expertise to medical negligence claims. The venture will be led by senior associate Elizabeth Rose who is accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in medical negligence claims. Ms Rose and her team wil

Gail Docherty has been appointed as head of the residential conveyancing team at Macdonald Henderson. Ms Docherty has an impressive range of experience in the residential property market, having acted as an advisor to private clients and lending institutions, developers and management companies.

DAC Beachcroft has announced the appointment of construction litigator Jilly Petrie as a partner in its national professional & commercial risks team, which sits within its global insurance practice.   Ms Petrie, who is based in DACB’s Glasgow office, moves from BTO Solicitors wh

McKee Campbell Morrison (MCM) has marked its first year in business with the appointment of a new senior associate. The firm was established last year by Stacy Campbell, Maureen McKee Matheson, Fraser Morrison and Alan McKee.

Faculty members have elected Neil Mackenzie QC as the new Keeper of the Advocates Library. Mr Mackenzie was director of training and education at Faculty between December 2017 and June 2021. During this period he built on the strengths of the existing devils’ training programme and devised and

Jacqui Taylor has been assigned temporary president of the newly created Local Taxation Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland. The appointment is for three years and is made by the president of the Scottish Tribunals, Lord Woolman.

Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain QC has appointed Ashley Edwards QC as principal crown counsel, in which capacity she will lead the advocate depute team in the prosecution of serious crime. Ms Edwards, who succeeds the late Stephen O'Rourke QC, will report directly to Ms Bain and Solicitor General for Sco