Appointments

Shoosmiths has appointed two partners and two associates in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Kim Pattullo has joined the firm as partner and head of its employment team in Edinburgh. Ms Pattullo has delivered high quality advisory and contentious employment law services to a range of clients across Scotland a

Blackadders Solicitors has announced the promotion of Pamela Gaffar to legal director with immediate effect. Ms Gaffar, who heads the conveyancing team in Dundee, joined Blackadders as a trainee back in 2009.

BTO has announced the appointment of solicitor Drew McCusker to its personal injury team. He will work alongside partner and solicitor advocate Stephen Bryceland. Mr McCusker completed an LLM in London before interning at the United Nations in Nairobi, Kenya. He is founder and president of The Glass

Plexus Law has announced the appointment of Calum Mathieson, who will be based in the firm’s Edinburgh office. Mr Mathieson qualified in 1993 and was a partner with Simpson & Marwick before the firm merged with Clyde & Co in 2014. He has over 25 years’ experience of dea

Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace (RCC&W) has boosted its residential property team with the promotion of David Smith to associate solicitor. Mr Smith has over 10 years of experience in the property sector and a comprehensive knowledge of the local housing market. He is a graduate of Aberdeen

Julie Scott-Gilroy, an associate at Morton Fraser, has been accredited as a specialist in construction law by the Law Society of Scotland. Ms Scott-Gilroy acts for a variety of clients including employers (private and public), contractors, sub-contractors, consultants and insurers. Her recent w

Two new members have been appointed to fill vacant positions on the Scottish Sentencing Council. Dr Hannah Graham has been appointed as a lay member of the council, replacing Professor Neil Hutton. Dr Graham is a senior lecturer in criminology at the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research at

Perthshire law firm Macnabs has announced three appointments. Following a two year traineeship with the firm, Blair MacDonald is now a qualified solicitor and has become part of the family law team where he will be offering clients assistance with the full spectrum of family law, from divorce and se

Dr Nick McKerrell has been promoted to the post of senior lecturer in law at Glasgow Caledonian University. Dr McKerrell teaches mainly in the area of public law, human rights and civil liberties. He also introduces first-year LLB students into the study of law and the Scottish legal system. 

Eversheds Sutherland has appointed Alastair Frood as litigation & disputes partner. Mr Frood has over 20 years’ experience, during which time he has built a reputation as a highly-experienced all-round litigator.

Edinburgh native Justin D'Agostino has been appointed as Herbert Smith Freehills' new chief executive officer. The appointment by the firm's council, approved by partnership vote, will take effect from 1 May 2020 for a term of four years. Mr D'Agostino will succeed Mark Rigotti, who has served two t

Community safeguarding charity Sacro has announced the appointment of Annie Mauger-Thompson as its new chief executive. Ms Mauger-Thompson, who was replaced as national director for CIH Scotland by Callum Chomczuk in September 2018, joins the organisation after stints as an interim chief executive w

Private client lawyer Aileen Entwistle has joined Aberdein Considine in Glasgow. Ms Entwistle specialises in a wide range of private client practice areas, particularly wills, powers of attorney and inheritance tax planning for high net-worth individuals.

Pictured (L-R): Kirsty Nairn and Lauren Little of TC Young, Sharon Keenan of Clydebank, Alison Brynes of TC Young and Gary Dalziel of Elderpark Clydebank Housing Association and Elderpark Housing have announced the appointment of TC Young as their new legal advisor.

Neil Hogg and Gaenor Cassell have been appointed partners at Addleshaw Goddard in Scotland. Mr Hogg joins the real estate team in Glasgow, bringing almost 30 years of experience, as well as a strong portfolio of clients and connections in the hotel, logistics, and office sub-sectors.