People on the move

BALFOUR+MANSON, Edinburgh and Aberdeen, has appointed Anne McTaggart as a partner in the Family Law team in its Aberdeen office. An accredited family law specialist and solicitor mediator, she joins from the specialist family practice of McINTOSH McTAGGART, which she founded in 2003 and which continued until April 2018.

BBM SOLICITORS, Edinburgh and Wick, are delighted to announce the promotions 
of Kate Sharp (Edinburgh) and Florence Fisher (Wick) to associate.

BLM, Glasgow, Edinburgh and elsewhere, has promoted Keith Matthews from its Claims Solutions team to partner, and Rachel Eardley and Steven McDonagh in Claims Solutions, and Fiona McEwan in its Scotland business stream, to associate, all in the firm’s Glasgow office, along with promotions outside Scotland.

BLACKADDERS LLP, Dundee and elsewhere, has appointed Susie Clarke as an associate solicitor in its Dundee office. She joins from BOWMANS, Forfar.

BRODIES LLP, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen, has announced a total of 27 promotions. Angela McCulloch, David Lightbody, Elaine Petterson, Jane McMonagle and Louise Kelso become partners in their respective areas of Personal & Family; Corporate; Real Estate; Energy & Infrastructure and Insurance & Risk. They bring the number of partners at Brodies 
to 97. Eight new managing associates are: in Personal & Family, Hayley Robertson, Glasgow and Leigh Gould, Aberdeen; in Commercial Property, Claire Reid and Leonie Hall, both Edinburgh; and in Litigation, Niall McLean and Donald Muir, both Glasgow, and Louise Duffy and Kate Donachie, both Edinburgh.

There are 14 new associates: in Litigation, Gemma Nicholson and Chloe Postlethwaite, both Glasgow, and Laura Borland in Edinburgh; in Corporate & Commercial, Lyes Kennouche and Eve Brazier, both Aberdeen, Bob Langridge, Edinburgh and Jordan Halliday, Glasgow; in Personal & Family, Susie Mountain, Aberdeen and Nicola Neal and Helen Kidd, both Edinburgh; in Real Estate, Miriam Armstrong, Edinburgh, Andrew Askew-Bain, Aberdeen and Jennifer Guy, Glasgow; and in Banking, Peter Brading, Edinburgh.

W & A S BRUCE, Dunfermline and elsewhere, intimate that with effect from 30 April 2018 James Gourdie Smith, a partner based in the Kirkcaldy office, has retired from the practice. The remaining partners wish Jim a long and healthy retirement. Janine Bates, an associate in the Broxburn office, has been appointed as a partner of the firm with effect from 1 June 2018.

CARRUTHERS CURDIE STURROCK & CO, Kilmarnock, announces that Lauren Victoria McCall and David Alan Fleming, both previously associates, have been assumed as partners of the firm effective from 1 May 2018.

DICKSON MINTO WS, Edinburgh and London intimates that, with effect from 29 April 2018, Martin James McNair retired as partner of the firm and will continue as a consultant with the firm; and that, with effect from 30 April 2018, Paul Andrew Buchan and Catherine Mary Christie were assumed as partners of the firm.

HARPER MACLEOD, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Inverness and Lerwick, has announced a total of 42 promotions. They include two new partners, Jo Nisbet and Limor Wolfe in the firm's Corporate and Real Estate teams respectively, both based in the Edinburgh office. 

Twenty one lawyers making the move up to a new senior associate grade are: Amy Dickson and Marina Harper (Personal Injury & Reparation), Amy Walsh (HM Connect), Andrew Fraser, Craig Ramsay and Lesley Wisely (Corporate), Andrew Mackenzie and Andrew Upton (Dispute Resolution), Catriona Kemp (Infrastructure & Projects), Collette Miller, Elizabeth Macgregor, Jill Fryer and Stephanie Nicol (Public Sector), Fiona McLeod and Natalie Dissake (Debt Recovery), Kathryn Black and Paul Greenhill (Real Estate & Construction), Lindsay MacEwen and Susie Cowan (Private Client), Lynne Stevenson (Energy & Natural Resources), and Scott Milligan (Employment).

There are seven new associates: Amy Mackenzie and Paul Macdonald (Corporate), Jenni Gear (Family), Kelly Sleight (Public Sector), Lewis Hendry and Tom Gray (Energy & Natural Resources), and Nicky-Ray Watson (Insolvency).

A further 12 step up to a new senior solicitor level: Keri Preece (Debt Recovery), Louise Torr, Craig Daniels and Fiona Strang (Corporate), Riccardo Matteo (Banking & Finance), Alastair Johnston (Dispute Resolution), Ann Gallagher (Energy & Natural Resources), Jane Whyte, Leigh Beirne and Sarah Stewart (Private Client), Jennifer Murphy (Public Sector), and Rory Byrom (Employment).

KILPATRICK & WALKER, AYR announce that Nicholas Kilpatrick WS has retired from the practice. Ralph Leigh Riddiough has joined as a partner with effect from 1 June 2018.

MACNABS LLP, Perth, Pitlochry and Blairgowrie, has opened an office at Mullion House, Maidenplain Place, Aberuthven, Auchterarder PH3 1EL. The office will be headed by Ruth Croman, managing partner, and Alan Roughead, associate (DX 556061; t: 01738 623432).

MACPHEE & PARTNERS, Fort William and Oban, announce the promotion to partner 
of Jeremy Benfield and Keith Falconer.

MACROBERTS LLP, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee, announces the promotion to partner of 
David McGuire in the Real Estate group and Robin Fallas in the Projects group, with effect from 1 May 2018. 
At the same time Neil Kennedy took over as managing partner from John Macmillan, who returns to his role as a partner in the firm’s Employment team.

PETERKINS, Aberdeen, Inverurie, Huntly, Keith and Alford are pleased to announce that Caren McNeil has been assumed as a partner with effect from 1 May 2018.

PINSENT MASONS, 
Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and elsewhere, have promoted 12 lawyers to the role of legal director. Those based in Scotland are Rona Kostulin, Ronan Lambe and Chris Owens (Projects) and Kathryn Wynn (Technology, Media & Communications, right), all in the Edinburgh office; and Jennifer Malcolm and Brian Thumath and Mairi Black (Pensions), all in Glasgow.

PINSENT MASONS also announces that corporate banking specialist Richard Scott has been appointed as head of the Aberdeen office. He succeeds fellow partner Katie Williams, who is relocating to the firm’s office in Perth, Australia.

RAEBURN CHRISTIE CLARK & WALLACE, Aberdeen, Ellon, Inverurie, Banchory and Stonehaven, has appointed Sarah-Louise Hay as an additional mortgage adviser in the Ellon and Inverurie branches, and David Smith, who joins from LEDINGHAM CHALMERS, as a residential conveyancing solicitor in the Aberdeen Estate Agency branch.

ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT LAW (SCOTLAND) LLP has appointed Roz Boynton as an associate solicitor to head its new Aberdeen office at 1 Berry Street, Aberdeen AB25 1HF.

RSB LINDSAYS, Dundee has appointed Alison Broomhall as a solicitor in its Commercial Property team. 
She joins from DWF.

IAIN SMITH SOLICITORS LLP, Aberdeen are pleased to announce the appointment of their solicitor Sarah Anne Newnham as an associate in the Private Client department with effect from 23 May 2018.

Serena Kelly Sutherland, formerly trading as d and h but now DREVER & HEDDLE LLP, Kirkwall, Orkney, is delighted to announce that with effect from 1 June 2018 Georgette Herd of HERD LAW has joined the firm as a consultant. Georgette and her staff will now work from 56A Albert Street, Kirkwall, Orkney along with the existing team and can be contacted on gh@dandhlaw.co.uk or (01856) 872216.

THOMPSONS, Glasgow, Edinburgh and elsewhere, announces the opening of 
a new office in Dundee, to be run by newly-promoted associate Eilish Lindsay. Thompsons also announces that Lindsay Bruce, associate in the Mass Litigation team, has been promoted to partner.

THORNTONS LAW LLP, 
Dundee and elsewhere, has appointed Corinne Ward as a solicitor in its Intellectual Property team based in the Dundee office. She joins from DENTONS.

WALLACE QUINN & CO, Glasgow, Livingston and elsewhere, intimate that with effect from 31 January 2018, James Reid has been appointed a director of the firm. Separately, they intimate that Amy Ieropoulos, formerly of FINNIESTON, FRANCHI & McWILLIAMS, Glasgow and Wishaw, has joined the firm as an associate. Amy will be working principally in the firm’s recently opened office at Fairbairn House, Fairbairn Place, Livingston EH54 6TN.

TC YOUNG LLP, Glasgow and Edinburgh, are delighted to announce the promotions of Alastair McKendrick and Lauren Little to partner, and Catherine McQuarrie and Paul Taylor to associate. Alastair, Lauren and Catherine are based in the firm’s Social Housing department and Paul is part of the Family Law team.