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Gillespie Macandrew appoints new partner and promotes 11 others

Gillespie Macandrew announces the promotion of Lorna Balfour to partner in its industry-leading Land & Rural Business team.

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13 March 2024 | Time to read: 2 mins

Gillespie Macandrew appoints new partner and promotes 11 others

By Robert Graham-Campbell

Gillespie Macandrew announces the promotion of Lorna Balfour to partner in its industry-leading Land & Rural Business team.

12 January 2024 | Time to read: 2 mins

Gillespie Macandrew appoints new rural specialist to its partnership

By Robert Graham-Campbell , Robert Scott-Dempster

Scottish law firm Gillespie Macandrew has appointed rural law specialist, Lizzie McFadzean to its partnership.

01 November 2023 | Time to read: 3 mins

Gillespie Macandrew donates record £48,000 to its charity partners

By Robert Graham-Campbell

Gillespie Macandrew has donated a record £48,000 to its charity partners Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity (ECHC) and Alzheimer Scotland.

18 August 2023 | Time to read: 2 mins

Gillespie Macandrew achieves double-digit income growth

By Robert Graham-Campbell , Michael Shaw

Gillespie Macandrew announces its financial results for the year ending 28 February 2023, achieving double digit income growth.

05 July 2023 | Time to read: 1 min

Gillespie Macandrew strengthens corporate team with key appointment

By Robert Graham-Campbell

Gillespie Macandrew announces the appointment of corporate partner and accredited charity law specialist Alan Gilfillan.

02 June 2023 | Time to read: 2 mins

Gillespie Macandrew appoints seven newly qualified solicitors

By Robert Graham-Campbell

Gillespie Macandrew announces it will retain seven of its trainees as newly qualified (NQ) solicitors, following completion of their two-year legal traineeship.

18 May 2023 | Time to read: 3 mins

Gillespie Macandrew to sponsor Great Glen Challenge 2023

By Lois Newton

Gillespie Macandrew is delighted to announce its sponsorship of the RSABI Great Glen Challenge 2023.

04 May 2023 | Time to read: 2 mins

Gillespie Macandrew bolsters its private client team with key hire

By Robert Graham-Campbell

Gillespie Macandrew announces the appointment of private client specialist, David Mowlem to its partnership.

09 March 2023 | Time to read: 2 mins

Gillespie Macandrew appoints three new Partners and promotes seven others

By Robert Graham-Campbell

Gillespie Macandrew announces promotions across its legal team.

13 February 2023 | Time to read: 4 mins

Why we need to keep talking about the challenges of working in the agricultural Sector

By Lois Newton

With the agricultural sector experiencing challenges due to the current global economy pressures we discuss the help available to Scottish Agricultural industry

27 January 2023 | Time to read: 4 mins

Will the Government’s move towards “Passivhaus” support our zero carbon ambitions?

By Keith Emmerson, Andrew Leslie

What are the implications of proposed new housing standards by the Scottish Government?

Tags: Real Estate

22 December 2022 | Time to read: 1 min

Gillespie Macandrew partner appointed to board of trustees at RSABI

By Robert Graham-Campbell , Lois Newton

Gillespie Macandrew is pleased to confirm the appointment of Lois Newton as a Trustee of RSABI.

24 November 2022 | Time to read: 3 mins

Gillespie Macandrew donates £40,000 to its charity partners

By Robert Graham-Campbell

Scottish law firm Gillespie Macandrew has made a significant charitable donation of £40,000 to be shared between its two charity partners.

24 October 2022 | Time to read: 2 mins

Raising the Bar for Farmhouses: Repairing Standard and EPC’s

By Elaine Kennedy-Walton

From 28 March 2027, it will be necessary for agriculture housing to meet the repairing standard requirements. Here we discuss what this means for landlords.

12 October 2022 | Time to read: 2 mins

Gillespie Macandrew announces series of key hires

By Robert Graham-Campbell

Gillespie Macandrew has bolstered its market-leading teams with a series of recent hires.

23 September 2022 | Time to read: 2 mins

Gillespie Macandrew appoints five newly qualified solicitors

By Robert Graham-Campbell

Gillespie Macandrew, has announced the appointment of five newly qualified solicitors following their completion of its legal traineeship.

31 August 2022 | Time to read: 3 mins

NFU Scotland Legal Helpline – we CAN help

By Sam Conington

The NFU Scotland Legal Helpline is a service we run to provide NFU Scotland members with 20 minutes free legal advice.

30 August 2022 | Time to read: 3 mins

Employment law is keeping pace with the radical changes in the world of work

By Fiona Cameron

The speed of change in employment law has never been more apparent, responding to a global pandemic has radically changed the world in which we work.

18 August 2022 | Time to read: 2 mins

Gillespie Macandrew achieves double digit income growth

By Robert Graham-Campbell , Michael Shaw

Gillespie Macandrew ended its financial year in a strong position exceeding pre-pandemic revenue levels and re-establishing its annual growth trajectory.

01 August 2022 | Time to read: 2 mins

Gillespie Macandrew appoints legal heavyweight Michael Shaw as chair

By Robert Graham-Campbell , Michael Shaw

Leading Scottish law firm, Gillespie Macandrew, announces the appointment of former RBS/NatWest Group General Counsel, Michael Shaw, as their new chair.

19 July 2022 | Time to read: 5 mins

Interim aliment: barred by agreement?

By Sharon Murray

Excluding claims for aliment by agreement? Here we discuss the the case of R v K (EDI-F205-21) and the motion for interim aliment.

04 July 2022 | Time to read: 1 min

Gillespie Macandrew appoints construction specialist Ross Taylor to partnership

By Robert Graham-Campbell , Ross Taylor

Leading Scottish law firm, Gillespie Macandrew, announces the appointment of experienced construction lawyer Ross Taylor to their partnership.

Tags: Construction

04 July 2022 | Time to read: 4 mins

What happens when partners in both marriage and business divorce?

By Sharon Murray

Married couples often set up in business together but what happens if the business is going well but the is marriage is not?

23 June 2022 | Time to read: 2 mins

Gillespie Macandrew supports Figures of Speech event as part of Scotland’s Year of Stories 2022

By Lianne Lodge

Leading Scottish law firm, Gillespie Macandrew announces its support for a literary event celebrating friendship as part of Scotland’s Year of Stories.

16 May 2022 | Time to read: 4 mins

Family Matters – Legal Considerations for Parents and Carers

By Eilidh Adams

Becoming a parent can also be all consuming, but there are a number of legal matters you should

04 May 2022 | Time to read: 1 min

Gillespie Macandrew bolsters planning team with the appointment of Sandy Telfer

By Robert Graham-Campbell , Sandy Telfer

Leading Scottish law firm, Gillespie Macandrew announces the appointment of experienced planning lawyer Sandy Telfer to their partnership.

03 March 2022 | Time to read: 2 mins

Gillespie Macandrew bolsters land and rural business team with promotion of Lois Newton to partner

By Robert Graham-Campbell , Lois Newton

Leading Scottish law firm, Gillespie Macandrew has promoted experienced rural lawyer Lois Newton to partner.

28 January 2022 | Time to read: 1 min

Gillespie Macandrew advises on £250m of new build plot sales

By Harry Smith

Gillespie Macandrew completed new build plot sales worth over £250m in 2021, representing almost 10% of all private new build house sales in Scotland.

17 November 2021 | Time to read: 3 mins

Gillespie Macandrew donates £38,000 to its partner charities

By Robert Graham-Campbell

Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity and Alzheimer Scotland are to share a donation of £38,000 from law firm Gillespie Macandrew.

22 October 2021 | Time to read: 2 mins

Gillespie Macandrew announces financial results

By Robert Graham-Campbell

Gillespie Macandrew announces financial results.

16 August 2021 | Time to read: 1 min

New appointment – Lisa Macpherson-Fletcher

By John McArthur

We have strengthened our Tax team with the appointment of Lisa Macpherson-Fletcher as Tax Director.

17 March 2021 | Time to read: 2 mins

Gillespie Macandrew announces new charity partnership with Alzheimer Scotland and Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity

By Robert Graham-Campbell

We have commenced a three year charity partnership with Alzheimer Scotland and Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity.

30 September 2020 | Time to read: 4 mins

Cladding creates risk for family lawyers

By Sharon Murray

Since the Grenfell tragedy family lawyers should be alive to cladding problems this could cause in the context of separation.

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