Thorntons hires land and rural business associate

Legal firm Thorntons has appointed Neil Darling as an associate in the Land & Rural Business team at its Edinburgh office.

Mr Darling, who joins from Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie where he was a partner, has long experience in the sector with specialisms in forestry, development in the countryside, renewables, minerals and agricultural matters. He is also dual qualified in Scots and English law.

Kenneth Mackay, Land & Rural Business partner at Thorntons, commented: “It’s great to add Neil to our team in Edinburgh. He has a wealth of knowledge in land and rural business law which will be of great benefit to our clients and further boost the specialist team we have, based in the capital.”