Appointments

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.

Davidson Chalmers Stewart has announced Henrietta Talbot as its latest partner.  Based in Moray, she joined the firm in 2022 as a director where she has worked with a broad spectrum of business clients, from land and estates engaging in rural diversification, through to substantial corporate bu

Kevin Kane has been named as the new chief executive of Shared Parenting Scotland. Mr Kane takes up the post after nearly six years as head of policy and research at YouthLink Scotland. Before that he was policy and research lead at Victim Support Scotland. He is also volunteer director and company

Lord Beckett is to succeed Lady Dorrian as lord justice clerk.  In his new role he will also hold the office of president of the Second Division of the Inner House and chair of the Scottish Sentencing Council.

Conor Greenan has qualified as a solicitor with Scullion LAW after joining the firm as a trainee in 2022. Head of property law, Gemma Miller, said: "We are incredibly proud of Conor's achievements during his traineeship. His hard work and determination have been evident from day one, and we are deli

McKee Campbell Morrison has welcomed solicitor William McGuigan to its commercial property team. Mr McGuigan previously worked at a niche property firm and has experience across a broad range of property transactions. 

Solicitor Katherine Durie has been appointed as vice chair of the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Scotland. Ms Durie, European legal counsel at Baxters Food Group, will work alongside new chair James Macsween, managing director at Macsween of Edinburgh, to support Scotland's food and drink manufactu

Mackinnons Solicitors LLP has announced a number of promotions.  Gillian Smith becomes a senior associate within the private client department, Cameron Milne is elevated to the role of senior solicitor within the commercial department, and Jackie Cocker has been appointed as senior property adv

Laura Paton has been appointed as the next Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC). Currently His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prosecution in Scotland, Ms Paton will take up her role as commissioner on 1 April 2025, for a five-year period.