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Renewable Energy Developments on Croft Land offers opportunities for Rural Scotland

We discuss renewable energy developments on croft land, navigating crofting law and engaging communities to unlock economic and environmental benefits.

Scotland World Cup 2026 Bank Holiday: What Employers Need to Know

With Scotland’s World Cup bank holiday confirmed, what are employers’ obligations and do staff have a right to the day off?

Relaunch of the First Homes Fund in Scotland

Scotland’s First Homes Fund is back, offering first-time buyers up to £10,000 support to overcome deposit hurdles and get on the property ladder.

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18 June 2026 | Time to read: 4 mins

Renewable Energy Developments on Croft Land offers opportunities for Rural Scotland

By Amy McDowell, Ross Baron

We discuss renewable energy developments on croft land, navigating crofting law and engaging communities to unlock economic and environmental benefits.

09 June 2026 | Time to read: 6 mins

Scotland World Cup 2026 Bank Holiday: What Employers Need to Know

By Fraser Vandal

With Scotland’s World Cup bank holiday confirmed, what are employers’ obligations and do staff have a right to the day off?

08 June 2026 | Time to read: 3 mins

Relaunch of the First Homes Fund in Scotland

By Hannah Gaddie

Scotland’s First Homes Fund is back, offering first-time buyers up to £10,000 support to overcome deposit hurdles and get on the property ladder.

03 June 2026 | Time to read: 3 mins

Embodied Carbon and Scotland’s Next Generation of Construction Contracts

By Heather Pearson

As pressure to tackle embodied carbon grows, what does it mean for construction contracts and the allocation of risk?

Gillespie Macandrew retains five newly qualified solicitors across its core sectors

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Published: 20 September 2024   |   Time to read: 2 mins

Scottish law firm Gillespie Macandrew announces the appointment of five newly qualified solicitors, each completing their two-year legal traineeship programme in the firm’s four core sector areas, Land & Rural Business, Renewable Energy, Real Estate and Private Client.

The newly qualified solicitors are Jenny Purdie specialising in Private Client, Jenna Wayth in Construction Dispute Resolution, Thomas Anderson in Land & Rural Business, Jamie Carson in Commercial Property, and Jack Cuthbertson in Energy & Strategic Land.

Robert Graham-Campbell, Chief Executive Officer, said “I am very pleased to welcome these talented individuals into our key practice areas as newly qualified solicitors. All have demonstrated their skills and dedication to legal practice at Gillespie Macandrew. We are committed to developing lawyers of the future, investing in our traineeship programme to help nurture their careers in the law.

Gillespie Macandrew now has eight partners who originally started as trainees in the firm, a testament to our trainee retention and career development. As we continue to grow in line with strategic targets, we recently enrolled eleven new trainee recruits across all offices – our highest annual intake to our traineeship programme.”

Gillespie Macandrew has offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Perth and advises individuals, families and businesses on all areas of land and rural matters, private client, commercial real estate, energy, tax and disputes, combining a personal approach with specialist knowledge in its chosen sectors.

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