Appointments

The Lord President, Lord Carloway, has made 13 new appointments to the panel of judges of Employment Tribunals (Scotland). The new appointees, who will take up their posts on 2 November 2020, are:

Livingstone Brown has appointed three newly-qualified solicitors to its offices in Glasgow. Allegra Evans-Jones graduated from the University of Glasgow and has experience studying in the United States. She completed her traineeship at Argyle & Bute Council and will work on employment law a

Arnot Manderson Advocates has welcomed the appointment of stable member Ruth Charteris to the rank of Queen's Counsel. This brings the number of senior counsel in Scotland’s full service stable to 11. The stable is also pleased to announce that Ms Charteris will join Crown office as an advocat

Caroline Fraser has joined Lindsays' private client team in its Dundee Office. Ms Fraser is well known for her work across the full spectrum of private client matters, from wills and power of attorney to issues surrounding care and inheritance tax.

The Aberdeen Law Project (ALP) has announced the appointment of Victorie-Anne Gomez-Llorens and Helena Siebenrock as co-student directors. Ms Gomez-Llorens, from Reims, France, and Ms Siebenrock, from Frankfurt, Germany, will be co-student directors and are succeeding Jonathan Goodyear, the ALP&rsqu

Terra Firma Chambers has announced that Alasdair Burnet has been appointed to the rank of Queen’s Counsel. Nominated by the Lord Justice General and recommended by the First Minister, Mr Burnet is one of ten new silks approved by Her Majesty The Queen.

Paul Mason has joined Womble Bond Dickinson as a partner in its real estate practice in Edinburgh. Mr Mason has over 15 years of experience advising household names, landlords, and tenants of retail, office and industrial premises on all areas of real estate law.

Compass Chambers is delighted to announce the appointment of new silks, Amber Galbraith QC and Barry Smith QC. They have been appointed by Her Majesty The Queen on the recommendation of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, having been nominated by the Lord President.

BTO Solicitors has announced the appointment of senior associate and corporate lawyer Michael Cox. Mr Cox will be based in BTO's Edinburgh office, focusing on corporate law generally, particularly in relation to advising SMEs.

DLA Piper has announced two promotions in Scotland. Carolyne Hair has been promoted to partner, real estate and Sarah Letson, finance, projects and restructuring, has been promoted to legal director.

A new Vice President and four new sheriffs have been appointed to the Sheriff Appeal Court. The Lord President, Lord Carloway, appointed Sheriff Principal Duncan Murray as Vice President of the court; while Sheriffs Lorna Drummond, Robert Fife, Thomas McCartney and Fiona Tait were appointed as appea

Just Employment Law has appointed two newly qualified solicitors. Lauren Wilson and Pauline Hughes join the legal team following the successful completion of their traineeships with the firm.

Ryan Russell has been designated an accredited specialist in employment law by the Law Society of Scotland. Mr Russell is a partner with MML Legal in Dundee and former SLN Lawyer of the Month.

Michael Vaughan has been promoted to senior associate at MacRoberts LLP. A member of the commercial dispute resolution team in Edinburgh, he is experienced in a wide range of contentious matters and regularly acts for companies, insurers, public bodies and private individuals in proceedings within t

Mitchells Robertson has announced that four of its current associates, Allyson Gilchrist, Joyce Moss, Laura Schiavone, and Heather Warnock, have been elected to the firm's partnership. Ms Gilchrist, Ms Schiavone, and Ms Warnock will take up their roles as directors in Mitchells Roberton's priva