Holmes Mackillop to merge with Macfarlane & Co

Holmes Mackillop is merging with Macfarlane & Co Solicitors, as two of the three partners in the latter practice retire.

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, adding to its bases in Glasgow, Johnstone, Giffnock and Milngavie.

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.

Alison Macfarlane, who founded her firm in 1971, commented: "I am so pleased to have agreed this deal with Holmes Mackillop, a firm we know well and hold in the highest regard. Clients will also enjoy access to a greater range of legal specialisms such as dispute resolution, corporate law and some of the more complex areas of tax and trusts work."

Ross Brown, of Holmes Mackillop added: "It is a privilege to have this opportunity to look after Macfarlane & Co’s clients, and to welcome April, Jan and Heather and their colleagues to our firm. We will all work hard to ensure a smooth transition."