Planning partner appointment at Gillespie Macandrew

Legal firm Gillespie Macandrew has appointed of experienced planning lawyer Sandy Telfer to its partnership. 

Mr Telfer, who joins from DLA Piper, becomes the second partner in the firm’s Planning team alongside Colin Hamilton. He brings over 20 years’ experience advising developers, landowners and public sector bodies on large, complex projects. Accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as specialist in planning law, he is a Legal Associate of the Royal Town Planning Institute.

Chief executive officer Robert Graham-Campbell commented: "I am delighted to welcome Sandy to our partnership and at a particularly exciting time for our firm in terms of the size and complexity of the developments we are currently advising on. His track record is considerable and will bring further breadth to our existing planning team alongside Colin Hamilton, supporting our ambitions of growing both our planning practice and our Glasgow office where he will be primarily based."