People on the move

ADDLESHAW GODDARD, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and internationally, appointed Fiona Kindness as a partner in its Corporate & Energy team in Aberdeen. She joins from PINSENT MASONS.

Addleshaw Goddard has also appointed Claire Thornber, solicitor advocate, as a partner in its Dispute Resolution team, based in Glasgow. She joins from WEIGHTMANS.

BELL + CRAIG, Solicitors, Stirling and Falkirk, are pleased to announce that Aran Logan Wilson has been appointed as a director of the company as of 1 September 2022. 

THE CHAMBER PRACTICE, Dundee, Cupar and Brechin, has appointed Donna Imrie, formerly of ROLLO SOLICITORS, as an associate solicitor based in Cupar.

Her arrival coincidences with the impending rebranding of the Chamber Practice-owned WILLIAMS McRAE office in Cupar, following a period of integration which started when the former acquired the latter in 2021.

CULLEN KILSHAW, Scottish Borders, are pleased to announce the assimilation of the firm of STEVENSON & JOHNSTONE, Langholm into their legal and estate agency business, effective from 1 October 2022. Principal Kenneth Hill and his legal support team will transfer to Cullen Kilshaw and continue to practise from their existing offices in Langholm.

Alison Ross Eckford, formerly a partner at PINSENT MASONS LLP, has joined MILLS & REEVE LLP as a partner in the Commercial team in London. 

GILLESPIE MACANDREW, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Perth, has appointed five newly qualified solicitors, Anais Banag, Hannah Gaddie, Laura Kirkman, Scott Mackie and Nadia White following their completion of the firm’s two-year traineeship programme. 

HOLMES MACKILLOP, Glasgow, Johnstone, Giffnock and Milngavie, is merging with MACFARLANE & CO SOLICITORS, Glasgow and Bishopbriggs. Macfarlane & Co’s office in St Vincent Street, Glasgow will close, with business transferring to Holmes Mackillop’s Glasgow office in Douglas Street; the office in Kenmure Avenue, Bishopbriggs, will become Holmes Mackillop’s fifth location. Macfarlane & Co partners Alison Macfarlane and Greig McPhail are retiring; partner April Cuthbert will join Holmes Mackillop as a senior associate in its Johnstone office. Jan Kerr and Heather McQuilken, currently associates in Macfarlane & Co, will also join the merged firm, Ms Kerr remaining in the Bishopbriggs office. 

Chris Miller, advocate has joined BLACK CHAMBERS from THEMIS ADVOCATES with effect from 12 September 2022.

J & H MITCHELL WS, Pitlochry, Aberfeldy and Dunkeld, are delighted to announce the promotion of Jenny Temblett to associate.

MY LAWYERS, Alexandria announce that, with effect from 30 September 2022, they have closed their offices at 134 Main Street, Alexandria G83 0NZ. Their new postal address will be My Lawyers, PO Box 11385, Paisley PA3 9GH. The telephone number and email addresses remain unchanged.

SHEPHERD AND WEDDERBURN LLP, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and London, announces that Fraser Mitchell has rejoined the firm as a partner in the Planning team from SHOOSMITHS, where he led the Planning & Environment team in Scotland.

SHOOSMITHS, Edinburgh, Glasgow and UK wide, has made the following appointments to its Corporate team: Kimberley Goh, who joins the Glasgow office from DENTONS, and Jen Paton, who returns to the Edinburgh office after working at SHEPHERD AND WEDDERBURN, become legal directors; and Morgan Trigg, qualified at the New York bar and in England, and Aadil Anwar, from THORNTONS, Dundee, are both joining the Edinburgh office as associates.