Johanna Boyd

Johanna is a dual-qualified English barrister and Scottish solicitor. Before joining Brodies, Johanna practised at the London Bar for 10 years at a leading public law set of chambers in Gray's Inn Square. Johanna is an Associate in Brodies' Government, Regulation and Competition team and has extensive experience of acting for (and against) public authorities and for private clients in Scotland and England.

Johanna understands how public authorities and regulatory bodies function and the complex challenges they face. Johanna is experienced and skilled in a wide range of areas, including equalities and human rights, education (higher, state and independent schools), planning (for developers and local planning authorities), environment, transport, parking, housing, governance and member conduct.

Following her time as a barrister in London, Johanna spent 5 years leading a council in Scotland. She was the youngest council leader in Scotland at that time and the first woman to lead that council.

Johanna’s strengths have been recognised in the Legal 500 where she was rated as a leading planning junior. Johanna was also one of the highest rated planning barristers under 35 in the Planning Magazine Legal Survey.

Recently Johanna has been appointed to sit on the Board of the Scotland Committee for the Equalities and Human Rights Commission as of January 2022.