Appointments

Stronachs LLP has announced a number of promotions.

Dame Elish Angiolini QC has been appointed to the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, along with Sir George Reid, by Her Majesty The Queen. The Order of the Thistle is the greatest order of chivalry in Scotland, recognising 16 knights with the highest honour in the country and recognis

Brodies LLP has added to its family practice with the appointment of Jacqueline Stroud, who joins the firm as a partner. Ms Stroud, who has more than 30 years' experience in family law, will be based in Brodies' Edinburgh office. Whilst specialising in financial provision work, and in mediation &nda

Tom McEntegart has joined Anderson Strathern as a partner in the firm's Glasgow office. He brings over two decades of experience in advising SMEs and corporates on banking, property, licensing and commercial disputes, and joins from TLT where he was previously its head of Scotland, having overseen A

Macdonald Henderson has appointed Michael Strain as a solicitor in the firm’s dispute resolution team. Mr Strain is an experienced litigator, regularly advising clients on a broad variety of commercial and personal disputes, including debt recovery, contractual disputes, intellectual property

Aberdein Considine has announced 11 senior promotions within its expanding legal teams. Nine lawyers, covering a range of legal disciplines including family law, corporate and commercial law, dispute resolution, banking litigation and residential property and conveyancing have been promoted to the p

Clyde & Co lawyer Ross Fairweather has qualified as a solicitor advocate. Mr Fairweather is an associate in Clyde and Co's large loss and catastrophic injuries unit in Edinburgh. He acts on behalf of the country's largest insurance companies, and self-insured companies, specialising in defending

Dentons has appointed Alison Weatherhead as practice group leader for the UK People, Reward and Mobility (PRM) team. She replaces Virginia Allen, who will be leaving the firm. An employment partner based in Glasgow, Ms Weatherhead previously led Dentons’ PRM practice in Scotland. She is listed

Shona Young has been promoted to senior associate in the family law team at Gilson Gray. She has worked exclusively in the area of family law since qualifying as a solicitor in 2017, and specialised in the field during her traineeship.

Caroline MacBeath has joined McEwan Fraser Legal's family law team. Ms MacBeath completed her LLB at the University of Aberdeen in 2002 and later attended Dundee University to complete her diploma in 2011.

Macnabs partner Garry Sutherland has qualified as a solicitor advocate. Mr Sutherland, who started as a trainee with Macnabs over 20 years ago, and who has focused on court and tribunal work for the past two decades, is the only Perth-based solicitor to hold the qualification.

Almira Delibegović-Broome QC is to take on the role of chair of JUSTICE Scotland, succeeding Shelagh McCall QC as chair of the Scottish branch of the law reform charity. JUSTICE has been at the forefront of law reform in the United Kingdom since 1957, aiming to promote a fairer and more accessible

President of the Supreme Court, Lord Reed, is to become a patron of the Aberdeen Law Project. Lord Reed said: “The Aberdeen Law Project is a remarkable student-led project. Its volunteers provide a vital link between the community and the legal system, by improving access to justice and by wor

Private client solicitor Ross Brown has joined Holmes Mackillop Solicitors as a director. Mr Brown, a member of the Society of Estate and Trust Practitioners, has expertise in inheritance tax and business succession planning.

Judge Susan Walker, current vice president of the Employment Tribunal (Scotland), is to be the new president of Employment Tribunals (Scotland) with effect from 16 July. Judge Walker qualified as a solicitor in 1987 and was appointed as an associate with W&J Burness WS in 1990. Following a caree