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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP is a UK law firm practising in Scotland and England. The firm is therefore subject to the rules of various professional regulatory bodies. The firm’s lawyers are subject to the rules of the regulatory body with whom they are admitted. Further information on the firm’s lawyers and their professional qualifications is set out below.
Lawyer | Qualifications |
| Abel, Helen | England and Wales (2006) |
| Alderdice, Peter | England and Wales (2023), Scotland (2009) |
| Ambrus, Lisa | Scotland (2019) |
| Anderson, Alasdair | Scotland (2019) |
| Anderson, David | Scotland (1992) |
| Andrews, Matt | Scotland (2023) |
| Archibald, Colin | Scotland (1999) |
| Argo, Kathryn | Scotland (2022) |
| Arthur, Jacqueline | Scotland (2008) |
| Asplin, Flora | Scotland (2008) |
| Bailey, Sophie | Scotland (2008) |
| Barron, Laura | Scotland (2018) |
| Bathgate, Colin | Scotland (2022) |
| Beaumont, Lynn | Scotland (1994) |
| Belford, Melanie | England and Wales (2010) |
| Bell, Patrick | England and Wales (1993) |
| Benson, David | Scotland (2022) |
| Binnie, Pamela | Scotland (2013) |
| Bird, Heather | Scotland (2008) |
| Blain, Andrew | Scotland (1991) |
| Blair, Alison | Scotland (2012) |
| Blake, Walter | England and Wales (2015), Scotland (1996) |
| Boag-Thomson, Joanna | Republic of Ireland (2019), England and Wales (2019), Scotland (1990) |
| Bond, Sarah | England and Wales (2002) |
| Bowie, Ian | Scotland (1994) |
| Boyle, Thomas | Scotland (2022) |
| Boynton, Daniel | Scotland (2016) |
| Brailsford, Elaine | Scotland (1983) |
| Brenstrum, Anna | New Zealand (2017) |
| Brodie, Craig | Scotland (2015) |
| Brown, Emma | Scotland (2025) |
| Brown, Sophie | England and Wales (2022) |
| Bruce, George | Scotland (2023) |
| Bruce, Hannah | Scotland (2018) |
| Buchan, Andrew | Scotland (2023) |
| Buchan, Alanna | Scotland (2024) |
| Buchanan, Fiona | Scotland (1998) |
| Buckingham, Nathaniel | Scotland (2015) |
| Bulpitt, James | England and Wales (2024), Scotland (2013) |
| Cairns, Rodger | Scotland (1997) |
| Campbell, Gillian | Scotland (2010) |
| Campbell, Lucy | England and Wales (2023), Scotland (2022) |
| Campbell, Neil | Scotland (2011) |
| Carey, Jonathan | Scotland (2024) |
| Carlyle, Paul | Scotland (1995) |
| Carty, Gillian | Scotland (1994) |
| Chalmers, David | Scotland (2023) |
| Charlton, Gavin | Scotland (2009) |
| Chitty, Sarah | England and Wales (2011) |
| Christie, Vicky | Scotland (2000) |
| Clancy, Kevin | Scotland (2008) |
| Clark, Christopher | Scotland (2018) |
| Clarke, Sam | England and Wales (2007) |
| Coghill, Alejandro | Scotland (2024) |
| Colliston, Stephen | Scotland (1995) |
| Connor, Erin | Scotland (2024) |
| Cowan, Neil | England and Wales (2011), Scotland (2008) |
| Crosbie, Stewart | Scotland (2014) |
| Cumming, Morven | Scotland (2025) |
| Davidson, Tim | Scotland (2018) |
| De Sailly, Emma | Scotland (2012) |
| Devine, Rebecca | England and Wales (2025), Scotland (2023) |
| Dick, Stuart | England and Wales (2020), Scotland (2013) |
| Dockrell, Killian | Scotland (2025) |
| Doig, Abby | Scotland (2016) |
| Donald, Paul | Scotland (1996) |
| Downie, Gordon | Republic of Ireland (2019), England and Wales (2019), Scotland (1992) |
| Dransfield, Evie | Scotland (2024) |
| Drummond, Iain | Scotland (1995) |
| Duckett, Carly | England and Wales (2023), Scotland (2021) |
| Dunphy, Siobhan | Scotland (2013) |
| Dupont, Leonore | Republic of Ireland (2009), England and Wales (2009) |
| Durkin, Natasha | Scotland (1997) |
| Fair, Alec | England and Wales (2024), Scotland (2020) |
| Fisher, Gabrielle | Scotland (2023) |
| Fitzgibbon, Joseph | Scotland (2015) |
| Fitzpatrick, Katy | England and Wales (2019), Scotland (2014) |
| Fleming, Charlotte | Scotland (2020) |
| Forde, Nikki | Scotland (2024) |
| Forgie, Roddy | Scotland (2015) |
| Foster, Clare | England and Wales (1998), Scotland (1996) |
| Freeland, Jack | Scotland (2020) |
| Frier, George | Scotland (1987) |
| Fryer, Kirsty | Scotland (2021) |
| Gallagher, Kara | Scotland (2016) |
| Garden, Christopher | England and Wales (2015), Scotland (2012) |
| Gibbons, Gillian | Scotland (2007) |
| Gill, Madeleine | Scotland (2025) |
| Gillespie, Andrew | Scotland (2022) |
| Gilmour, Gabriella | England and Wales (2023) |
| Glendinning, Christopher | Scotland (2020) |
| Gordon, Aileen | Scotland (2014) |
| Graham, Alexis | Scotland (2006) |
| Grant, Fraser | England and Wales (2003) |
| Grant, Jamie | Scotland (1987) |
| Gray, Kirsty | Scotland (2021) |
| Greener, Olivia | Scotland (2023) |
| Greenwood, Stuart | Scotland (2010) |
| Griffin, Joanne | Republic of Ireland (1999) |
| Grunenberg, Emma | Scotland (2021) |
| Grunenberg, Petra | Scotland (2000) |
| Guthrie, Emma | England and Wales (2026), Scotland (2015) |
| Hall, Andrew | Scotland (1995) |
| Hall, Lucy | England and Wales (2008) |
| Harris, Phil | Scotland (1996) |
| Hazlie, Lauren | Scotland (2020) |
| Headden, Kirsty | Scotland (2008) |
| Henderson-Fawns, Vikki | Scotland (2010) |
| Hendrie, Emma | Scotland (2022) |
| Hepburn, Stephanie | Scotland (2011) |
| Hepburn, Struan | Scotland (2025) |
| Herd, Leigh | Scotland (2014) |
| Holehouse, Andrew | England and Wales (1981), Scotland (1989) |
| Holmes, Sarah | Scotland (2021) |
| Hunter, Elaine | England and Wales (2000), Scotland (1997) |
| Hutchison, Morag | Scotland (1999) |
| Innes, Colin | England and Wales (1997), Scotland (1993) |
| Ives, Gabby | England and Wales (2016) |
| Johnston, Gina | Scotland (2011) |
| Jones, Kristina | Scotland (2021) |
| Jones, Richard | Scotland (1999) |
| Jones, Sam | Scotland (2014) |
| Kane, Cameron | Scotland (2021) |
| Kenderdine, Ben | Scotland (2023) |
| Kennedy, Alistair | Scotland (2005) |
| Kerr, Eleanor | Scotland (1988) |
| Kinloch, Lisa | Scotland (2008) |
| Kinnes, Andrew | England and Wales (2013), Scotland (1994) |
| Knight, Andrew | Scotland (2013) |
| Knowles, Philip | Scotland (1998) |
| Knowles, Suzanne | England and Wales (2022), Scotland (2010) |
| Knox, Louisa | Scotland (1993) |
| Lamberton, Matthew | England and Wales (2021), Scotland (2017) |
| Lane, Alexandra | Scotland (2013) |
| Lean, Hamish | Scotland (1985) |
| Lean, Shona | Scotland (2025) |
| Leishman, Ruairidh | England and Wales (2025), Scotland (2019) |
| Leslie, Richard | Scotland (1996) |
| Lewis, David | Scotland (1996) |
| Linton, Isabella | Scotland (2024) |
| Mackay, Kirstin | Scotland (2023) |
| MacKenzie, John | Republic of Ireland (2019), England and Wales (2005), Scotland (1993) |
| MacKinnon, Daniel | Scotland (2015) |
| MacLean, Claire | Scotland (2006) |
| MacLean, Magdalena | England and Wales (2021), Scotland (2014) |
| Maclean, Neil | Scotland (1997) |
| MacLeod, Ewan | Scotland (1999) |
| MacLeod, Rod | Scotland (2002) |
| Macnaughton, Natasha | Scotland (2023) |
| Macrae, Cath | Scotland (2018) |
| Marr, Murron | Scotland (2023) |
| Maskrey, Jess | Scotland (2020) |
| McCallum, Scott | England and Wales (2012), Scotland (2006) |
| McCann, Ashley | Scotland (2015) |
| McCarte, Claire | Scotland (2008) |
| McCluskey, Justine | Scotland (2021) |
| McFadden, Hope | Scotland (2023) |
| McFarlane, Thomas | Scotland (2014) |
| McGill, Christopher | England and Wales (2009), Scotland (2002) |
| McKerrell, Fiona | Scotland (2002) |
| McKie, John | England and Wales (2003), Scotland (2002) |
| McKinlay, George | Scotland (1996) |
| McLaren, Keith | Scotland (2010) |
| McLean, Ashley | Republic of Ireland (2020), England and Wales (2020), Scotland (2010) |
| McLeod, Euan | Scotland (1998) |
| McLeod, Lauren | England and Wales (2008) |
| McMillan, Laura | England and Wales (2015), Scotland (2013) |
| McMillan, Pamela | Scotland (2014) |
| McNab, Katie | England and Wales (2021), Scotland (2017) |
| McRobb, Liz | England and Wales (1995), Scotland (1991) |
| McRorie, Jamie | Scotland (2005) |
| McSwan, Heather | Scotland (2024) |
| Meldrum, Frazer | Scotland (2024) |
| Metcalfe, Corin | Scotland (2019) |
| Mill, Jane | Scotland (1998) |
| Miller, Deborah | Scotland (2002) |
| Miller, Emma | Scotland (1999) |
| Miller, Stephen | Scotland (1996) |
| Mitchell, David | Scotland (1998) |
| Mitchell, Fraser | Scotland (2005) |
| Mitchell, Jack | Scotland (2025) |
| Moir, Emma | Scotland (2017) |
| Mole, Nick | England and Wales (2004) |
| Moore, Gillian | Scotland (2013) |
| Morrison, John | Scotland (2011) |
| Murray, Euan | England and Wales (2015), Scotland (2005) |
| Murray, Jamie | Scotland (2018) |
| Mustard, Edwin | Scotland (1994) |
| O'Hara, Alannah | Scotland (2024) |
| Oliff, Harry | Scotland (2021) |
| Parcell, Daniel | Scotland (2021) |
| Paton, Kara | Scotland (2025) |
| Patrick, Hamish | Scotland (1989) |
| Philip-Davidson, Sophie | Scotland (2021) |
| Phillip, Matt | England and Wales (2013), Scotland (2011) |
| Pilbrow, Ben | England and Wales (2007) |
| Proczek, Martyna | England and Wales (2024) |
| Rae, Joanna | Scotland (2023) |
| Rae, Victoria | Scotland (2018) |
| Reid, Emma | Scotland (2014) |
| Reid, Lynsey | England and Wales (2022), Scotland (2016) |
| Retallack, Scarlett | England and Wales (2016) |
| Reynolds, Francis | England and Wales (2015) |
| Rickard, Jonathan | England and Wales (1993) |
| Ritchie, Scott | Scotland (2005) |
| Robertson, Colin | Scotland (2005) |
| Robertson, Emma | Scotland (2003) |
| Rochester, Alison | Republic of Ireland (2019), England and Wales (2019), Scotland (2010) |
| Roobottom, Alexandra | England and Wales (2021) |
| Ross, Louise | Scotland (2018) |
| Rowell, Alexandra | Scotland (2025) |
| Russell, Hayley | Scotland (2023) |
| Rust, Malcolm | Scotland (1993) |
| Ryan, Erin | Scotland (2023) |
| Scott, Ryan | Scotland (2023) |
| Sewell, Philip | England and Wales (1992) |
| Shand, Caroline | England and Wales (2011), Scotland (2005) |
| Sharkey, Kenzie | Scotland (2014) |
| Shepherd, Sarah | Scotland (2023) |
| Sheppard, Ben | Scotland (2016) |
| Shields, Chloe | Scotland (2019) |
| Shields, Joe | Scotland (2024) |
| Shirreffs, Georgia | Scotland (2022) |
| Sievwright, Nigel | England and Wales (2005), Scotland (2003) |
| Simpson, Ross | Scotland (2022) |
| Sinclair, Christina | Scotland (2008) |
| Sinclair, Douglas | Scotland (2006) |
| Small, Euan | Scotland (2022) |
| Smith, Peter | Scotland (2003) |
| Smith, Ruaridh | Scotland (2022) |
| Smith, Donald | England and Wales (2005) |
| Smith, Matthew | Scotland (2013) |
| Soppitt, Ian | Scotland (1996) |
| Starczewska, Agata | Scotland (2017) |
| Stephenson, Judith | Scotland (2003) |
| Stevenson, George | Scotland (1981) |
| Stewart, Ann | Scotland (1980) |
| Swan, Susan | Scotland (2010) |
| Swan, Tom | England and Wales (2010), Scotland (2005) |
| Swinton, Hannah | Scotland (2011) |
| Taylor, Fiona | Scotland (2020) |
| Thomson, Lauren | Scotland (2010) |
| Todd, Elaine | Scotland (1989) |
| Townsend, John | England and Wales (2025), Scotland (2013) |
| Trombala, Stephen | Scotland (1997) |
| Turnbull, Richard | England and Wales (2007), Scotland (2005) |
| Tweedie, Susie | Scotland (2010) |
| Vassiliou, John | Scotland (2013) |
| Walker, Sarah | England and Wales (2015), Scotland (2011) |
| Walker, Tricia | Scotland (2003) |
| Weir, Serena | England and Wales (2016), Scotland (2011) |
| Westall, Jennifer | England and Wales (1997) |
| Wheatman, Claire | England and Wales (2020) |
| Whelton, Craig | England and Wales (2013), Scotland (2004) |
| White, Alison | Scotland (1994) |
| White, Lauren | England and Wales (2025), Scotland (2025) |
| Willox, Keir | Scotland (1994) |
| Wishart, Iain | Scotland (2005) |
| Wood, Gillian | Scotland (2006) |
| Wright, Stephanie | Scotland (2016) |
| Wright, Marcus | England and Wales (2000) |
| Young, Graham | England and Wales (2008), Scotland (2010) |
| Young, Paul | Scotland (2011) |
