Appointments

A triple hiring has bolstered the ranks at Gibson Kerr. Joining the firm are Angela Fyfe as a consultant in the family law team, Brittany Thomas as an associate solicitor in family law, and Sumaya Rouf as a solicitor in the personal law department.

Gilson Gray has appointed experienced solicitor Sandra Teall as a new legal director for its conveyancing division in Dundee. Ms Teall was previously a solicitor at the Chamber Practice, specialising in commercial and residential conveyancing, equity release and remortgages, as well as offering priv

Brodies LLP has announced the election of a new chair, with partner Iain Rutherford to take on the role from 1 May 2025. Mr Rutherford will succeed Christine O'Neill KC, who steps down as chair on completion of her fourth, three-year term. Regarded as one of Scotland's leading litigators and an expe

Professor Gillian Black has been reappointed as a commissioner of the Scottish Law Commission. Professor Black has held a ministerial appointment as commissioner of the Scottish Law Commission since 22 April 2020. 

Florence Fisher has joined d and h as senior associate, where she will offer family law and guardianship services to clients in Caithness. The firm described Ms Fisher as an experienced solicitor specialising in family law and adults with incapacity, and said she brings a wealth of knowledge and exp

The Law Society of Scotland has granted extended rights of audience to 11 new solicitor advocates at a ceremony held at the Court of Session. In the first ceremony of its kind in 2025, Law Society president Susan Murray invited Lady Haldane to administer the Declaration of Allegiance to the solicito

DWF has announced 15 promotions across its Edinburgh and Glasgow offices. This includes a promotion to director for Caroline Coyle and Danny McClymont. Insurance lawyers Maggie Keir, Harriet Tooley and Rachel Heathcote were promoted to senior associate alongside tax and private capital lawyer, Zita

Laurelle Johnstone has joined Levy & McRae's criminal law team as an associate.  Ms Johnstone initially gained criminal law experience as a defence solicitor in private practice, appearing in courts throughout Scotland. 

Macdonald Henderson has announced the appointments of Jennifer Love as associate director (litigation) and Tomas Simpson as associate director (conveyancing). Ms Love joins from CMS and has extensive knowledge in civil & commercial litigation and insolvency related work. She has regularly appear

Dundee employment lawyer Ryan Russell has been appointed senior managing partner at MML Law, one of the city’s leading law firms. Mr Russell, 41, has built up a reputation nationally acting in many high-profile and ground-breaking employment cases in recent years while progressing through the

Alyson Forbes has been appointed as a legal member to the board of the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (SCCRC). Miss Forbes was a procurator fiscal depute in Crown Office for 22 years. She worked in both the High Court and Appeals Units in the Crown Office.

Lady Tait has been sworn in as a senator of the College of Justice. Lady Tait was sworn in by the Lord President, Lord Pentland, in a ceremony at the Court of Session yesterday. After administering the Oath of Allegiance and the Judicial Oath, Lord Pentland invited Lady Tait to take her seat on the

Addleshaw Goddard has recruited insolvency litigation specialist Sophia Harrison as a partner in restructuring, focusing on its insolvency dispute resolution (IDR) practice. Ms Harrison is dual-qualified in England & Wales as a barrister and in Scotland as a solicitor.

Holmes Mackillop has promoted Glasgow-based Robbie McAdam from solicitor to senior solicitor within its dispute resolution and litigation team. Mr McAdam joined Holmes Mackillop last August having qualified with a national personal injury firm the previous year before moving to a global commercial f

Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) has announced the promotion of Amy Howard to senior associate. Ms Howard, who is based in the Glasgow office, started with the firm as a trainee in 2017.