Appointments

Morton Fraser MacRoberts has announced its first round of promotions since merging. The firm has announced 27 promotions across its five divisions – nine in corporate & commercial, six in litigation, five in real estate, four in private client and three in construction & projects.

Aberdein Considine has strengthened its employment law team in Glasgow through the appointment of a new senior associate Laurie Anderson. He brings more than 15 years’ experience in the field and is accredited as a specialist in employment law by the Law Society of Scotland.

Blackadders LLP has promoted Claire Ogston to partner and head of the firm’s residential property unit. Ms Ogston joined the firm’s Aberdeen team earlier this year after having had more than 17 years’ experience in residential property. She brought her expertise as an authority in

Karen MacGregor is to join Middleton Ross as a senior associate from 1 July 2024. Ms MacGregor has been a sole practitioner at Macmillan & Co in Alness for 20 years and her practice will close on 30 June 2024. She has decades of experience and will focus on residential conveyancing, wills and po

Johnston Carmichael has strengthened its governance, risk and compliance function with a senior promotion and new hire. Keith Hamilton, who joined the firm in January 2023 as legal counsel, has been promoted to general counsel. He heads up a team of three, including the firm’s recently appoint

Jacqueline Moore has been promoted to partner at Thorntons. Ms Moore joined the Thorntons employment and immigration team in February 2023 and has quickly made her mark on the firm, driving growth of the specialist team, and positively impacting individual and business clients.

Gilson Gray has announced its annual promotions. Rob McGregor has become head of estate agency at Gilson Gray’s burgeoning property division, while Callum Sutherland now leads new business and home-buying at the firm’s residential conveyancing arm.

Mackinlay & Suttie Solicitors, of Barrhead and the surrounding areas, has now become part of MM Legal. Under the new arrangement, Matt Lynch will join MM Legal as a director, bringing with him a team of five who specialise in wills, estates and succession planning and residential conveyancing. T

Clyde & Co has announced the promotion of Alison Tyler to partner as part of its 2024 promotions round. Ms Tyler has been with the firm since 2011, following the merger with Simpson & Marwick, where she trained. She has 15 years’ experience in representing insurer, commercial and publi

CMS has announced the appointment of Sally Clark to its team in Scotland. Ms Clark joins the firm’s disputes resolution practice in the role of of counsel to support its UK and international client base.

Digby Brown Solicitors has appointed three new partners. Fern Mapp takes her position with the foreign & travel team in Edinburgh – she is renowned for helping people in complex and high-profile matters like international offshore incidents and the Clutha helicopter disaster.

Brodies LLP has added to its private client disputes practice with the appointment of Richard Pike as partner. Ranked Band 1 in Chambers High Net Worth Guide for Private Wealth Disputes, he has more than 17 years' experience in practice, specialising in private client disputes with English law and c

Tracey Mulholland has been appointed as the new vice president of the Scottish Solicitors' Bar Association. Ms Mulholland, who is well known to the criminal bar for her hard work and tenacity as the current president of the Glasgow Bar Association, said: "I am delighted to be appointed as vice

Thorntons partner Scott Milne has been appointed as a deputy lieutenant for the County of Angus. This role is deputy to the Lord-Lieutenant of Angus, who is the representative of the Crown in Angus.

Yvonne Evans, a senior lecturer in law at University of Dundee, has been elected chair of the the Law Society of Scotland Board of Examiners, succeeding Richard Whitecross. The board oversees the assessment of lawyers re-qualifying into Scotland, as well as setting the Law Society professi