Appointments

Dr Frankie McCarthy has been appointed a Scottish law commissioner. Dr McCarthy is a senior lecturer in private law at the University of Glasgow, where she has taught since 2007. Her teaching and research interests are in property law and family law and she has published widely in relation to b

Pinsent Masons has added a new perspective to its strategic decision making with the launch of the Spark Board. The aim of the Spark Board is to support an inclusive approach to strategic decision-making, ensuring the firm’s main board benefits from perspectives from outside the elected partne

Gibson Kerr has promoted Stuart Millar to associate and Caroline MacBeath to senior solicitor. Mr Millar joined Gibson Kerr in 2014 from Shepherd and Wedderburn, while Ms MacBeath joined as a solicitor late last year from Legal Services Agency.

Lindsays has announced that Emma McGinley and Claire Brown have successfully qualified and joined the firm's dispute resolution and litigation team (Glasgow) and family law team (Dundee) respectively as newly qualified solicitors. During their two-year traineeships they have gained experience workin

Harper Macleod has agreed a deal to renew its sponsorship of Glasgow Warriors until 2021, which will see the firm's name adorn the Harper Macleod West Stand and the Harper Macleod Club Deck at Scotstoun Stadium. The firm has been part of the Warriors setup since 2015, and will once again be a promin

MacRoberts welcomed 10 new trainees to the firm last week on the same day it announced a raft of promotions across the business. Banking lawyer Fiona Armour has been promoted to legal director and Dawn MacPherson, Jamie Duff and Victoria McMurray have all been promoted to senior associate.

Increased levels of transactional work, coupled with strong activity in ports and demand for risk management and dispute resolution services is driving growth for shipping and transport specialists at Brodies LLP. Recent work has included advising on funding the construction of new vessels, with a c

Thorntons is celebrating the appointment of eight newly-qualified solicitors following a two-year traineeship. There will be four new faces in the Dundee office as Katy Williams joins the intellectual property team, Vicki Alexander joins commercial property, Katie Fulton joins the family law team an

Rooney Nimmo has announced the appointment of Agne Zasinaite. Ms Zasinaite, who obtained her LLB from Dundee University and the diploma from Strathclyde University, joined the team as a trainee solicitor in February 2019.

Lindsay Darroch, one of Scotland’s most respected property lawyers, has joined Aberdein Considine to lead its expansion across the Tayside region. Mr Darroch has taken up a new role as partner with the firm, with responsibility for the firm’s existing Tayside office and its expansion int

Zoe Calderwood and Dario Demarco have been made senior solicitors in Blackadders' Glasgow office. Ms Calderwood works in the firm's commercial property team while Mr Demarco is part of the corporate and commercial team.

Franchise lawyer Andrew Fraser has established a new boutique practice – Albany Fraser Solicitors – in Glasgow. The firm aims to be one of the leading sources of professional franchising advice in the UK both for people looking to grow their business through franchising and for those loo

Personal injury law practice Friends Legal has expanded, opening a new Edinburgh office in Leith’s Bonnington Bond. The Edinburgh team will be led by head of office Val Roberts, one of Scotland’s best-known personal injury experts with significant experience in high-value, complex claims

Anderson Strathern has hired Coral Bain as its first ever risk and compliance director. Ms Bain, a former head of professional practice at the Law Society of Scotland, brings expertise in governance, professional regulation, GDPR and strategic compliance.

Solicitors and estate agents McDougall McQueen has announced the appointment of solicitor Emma Meechan. Ms Meechan joined Allan McDougall in 2012 as a property assistant, before moving to Warners to complete her traineeship. She now returns to McDougall McQueen to work in the private client tea