Gerard O'Hare to lead WorkNest's Scottish legal team

Employment law, HR, and health and safety specialist WorkNest has promoted Gerard O’Hare to legal director for Scotland, leading the UK firm’s Legal and HR teams comprising over 25 employment solicitors, trainee solicitors and HR professionals across its Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen offices.

Mr O'Hare's promotion completes his rise from trainee to country director. He trained at Maclay Murray & Spens, which then owned employment law specialist Law at Work. Joining Law at Work, he rose to senior employment solicitor, then became head of team following its acquisition by Marlowe plc and merge into the new WorkNest brand in 2021.

He commented: "This business has extraordinary heritage combined with plenty of fresh thinking. Since joining many years ago, I haven’t looked back and I’m very proud to take on this leadership role."

The firm recently appointed Iftikhar (Ifti) Ahmed as its new chief executive officer and Gary Jones to chief financial officer – previously chief operating officer and group finance director respectively – as their predecessors moved into new group-level leadership roles.

Mr Ahmed added: "Gerry epitomises our commitment to high quality, personalised service. We have a strong record of supporting Scottish SMEs, mid-market businesses, and the public sector, and we plan to grow this through excellence. Both product and technology innovation will support the delivery of our core business lines whilst our expert delivery teams remain the front and centre of our offering."