8 May 2026
Shepherd and Wedderburn named Legal Firm of the Year at British Business Awards
Contributor: Andrew Hall
Shepherd and Wedderburn has been named Legal Firm of the Year at the British Business Awards 2026 held in Edinburgh. The award recognises outstanding performance across a range of measures, including business success, innovation, workplace culture, customer impact and contribution to society. The British Business Awards celebrate organisations helping to shape the future of UK […]
1 May 2026
Shepherd and Wedderburn announces five promotions to Partner and two to Legal Director
The Scotland-based UK law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn has today, 1 May, announced five promotions to Partner and two promotions to Legal Director across the firm’s Commercial Real Estate, Corporate, Technology, Rural, and Commercial Disputes practices. The five new Partners are Matt Lamberton and Gillian Wood (Commercial Real Estate), Cath Macrae (Corporate), Katie McNab (Rural […]
30 March 2026
Andy Hall elected as new Managing Partner of Shepherd and Wedderburn
Contributors:
Andrew Hall, Andrew Blain
Shepherd and Wedderburn has announced that Andy Hall will succeed Andrew Blain as Managing Partner from 1 May 2026. Following his traineeship with the firm between 1993 and 1995, Andy specialised in real estate development where he built a strong and varied practice, joining the partnership in 2003 and assuming the role of head of […]
15 January 2026
Shepherd and Wedderburn appoints Sam Jones as a Director in its Employment Law team
The Employment Law specialist Sam Jones has joined the Scotland-headquartered UK law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn. He will be based in the firm’s Aberdeen office. The appointment comes at a time of rapid growth for S+W’s Employment team in Aberdeen. Sam joins from Burness Paull, from where partners Tricia Walker and Andrew Knight also joined […]
17 November 2025
Shepherd and Wedderburn appoints Marcus Wright as a Partner in its English Real Estate team
Marcus Wright has joined Shepherd and Wedderburn as a Partner in the firm’s English Real Estate team. Marcus brings over 25 years of commercial property experience and has advised investors, developers, landlords and tenants on complex property transactions and development projects. His expertise includes real estate development, investment acquisitions and disposals, forward fundings, lettings and […]
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