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People
Brodies
Derek Arnott
Brodies
Bruce Stephen
May 2002 Volume 47 No 5 16
ADAIRS, Dumbarton, are pleased
to announce that with effect from
1st May 2002, their associate, Jack
Scott Adair, has been assumed as a
partner in the firm and that their
assistant, Jill Glen Allan Foggo, has
been appointed as an associate of
the firm.
Robert J Arbuthnott and Catherine
McClanachan are pleased to
announce that with effect from
29th April 2002 they practise
under the name of
ARBUTHNOTT &
McCLANACHAN, Solicitors and
Estate Agents, from 77 Main Street,
Davidsons Mains, Edinburgh.
BLACKWOOD & SMITH,WS,
Peebles, are pleased to announce
that with effect from 1st April
2002 their assistant, Sally Anne
Swinney, has been appointed as an
associate of the firm.
Dorothy J Amos intimates her
resignation as Private Client
assistant and Practice Manager at
McVIES, WS, Haddington, and that,
with effect from 1st January 2002,
she commenced practice as a
specialist in executry
administration. She can be
contacted at BORTHWICK BELL,
3 Chapel Mains, Blainslie, Galashiels
TD1 2PN, telephone/fax 01896
860700.
BOYDS, Glasgow and Edinburgh,
are delighted to announce the
appointment of Emily Wiewiorka
as a partner. Emily has been with
the firm for just over a year and
she is Head of BOYDS’ IP/IT Unit.
She was formerly with MASONS.
BRODIES, Edinburgh, is
delighted to announce two new
banking appointments to the firm.
With effect from 1st April 2002,
Bruce Stephen has been assumed
as a partner. Bruce heads up the
banking group and joins from
TODS MURRAY, where he was
Intimations for the people section should be sent to:
Denise Robertson, Record Dept, Law Society of Scotland,
26 Drumsheugh Gardens, Edinburgh EH3 7YR
e: deniserobertson@lawscot.org.uk
also a partner. Derek Arnott,
former Head of Group Legal
Services at THE ROYAL BANK
OF SCOTLAND GROUP, joins
the firm as a consultant with
effect from 15th April 2002. He
brings 30 years top-level
experience of the financial
services sector to the banking and
corporate clients of the firm. The
firm is also pleased to announce
that Jennifer McWilliams, formerly
of MACLAY MURRAY &
SPENS/MACKAY SIMON, has
joined the employment team as
an associate.
BURNETT & REID, Aberdeen,
intimate that their partner Roger
Lawrence has retired from practice
with effect from 31st March 2002.
CLARK BOYLE & CO, Glasgow,
are pleased to intimate that with
effect from 13th May 2002 they
will have relocated to 33A Gordon
Street, Glasgow G1 3PF. The rest
of their contact details remain the
same.
THE COMMERCIAL LAW
PRACTICE LLP, Aberdeen, are
pleased to announce that, with
effect from 15th April 2002, their
associate, Keir Willox, has been
appointed as a member of the
Limited Liability Partnership and
that their assistants, Fiona J Mitchell
and Anne M O’Neill, have been
appointed as associates from that
date.
DREVER & HEDDLE, Kirkwall, are
pleased to announce that with
effect from 1st April 2002, their
assistant, Michael Sydney William
Scott, has been appointed
associate of the firm.
Jane Rattray and Lesley McFall
(formerly of BLACKLOCK
THORLEY, Leith, Edinburgh) and
Jackie Pringle (formerly of
LOVELLS, Edinburgh) are pleased
to announce that with effect from
8th April 2002 they have
commenced practice under the
name of EDINBURGH LAW. The
new firm is based at Barrie’s Close,
1 Parliament Square, Edinburgh,
EH1 1RB. Telephone 0131 220
6600, fax 0131 225 3444, Legal
Post LP-3 Edinburgh 15 and e-mail
info@edinburghlaw.info.
Annabell Fowles intimates that she
has resigned from the SCOTTISH
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION
AGENCY to take up appointment
as Head of Legal Services for the
SCOTTISH COMMISSION FOR
THE REGULATION OF CARE
with effect from 1st April 2002.
ALEXANDER GEORGE & CO,
Banff, Buckie and Macduff are
pleased to intimate that their
assistant Deborah A. Wilson has
been appointed an associate with
effect from 25th March 2002.
D.W. GEORGESON & SON, Wick
and Thurso, are pleased to
announce that with effect from 1st
April 2002, Stephen Copinger,
formerly an associate of the firm,
has been assumed as a partner.
GRIGOR & YOUNG, Elgin and
Buckie, are pleased to intimate that
with effect from 1st May 2002 they
have appointed Janet Hilary Taylor
as an associate.
Linda George and Alexis Hunter
are delighted to announce their
partnership as HUNTERS FAMILY
LAW at Muirbrow Chambers,
118 Cadzow Street, Hamilton,
ML3 6HP, telephone 01698
459200, fax 01698 459215 and
e-mail info@huntersfamilylaw.co.uk
INTRABANK EXPERT
WITNESS has appointed John
Robertson, formerly Company
Secretary British Linen Bank, as its
agent in Scotland. He can be
contacted at 0131 667 4229 or
by fax on 0131 668 1471 or