Mackinnons

Angus Easton

Angus is a Senior Associate in the firm’s Commercial Department and is qualified both as a solicitor and as a chartered secretary (chartered governance professional). He has a transactional and advisory workload focused on providing services to the commercial shipping and fishing industries, in particular in relation to the sale and purchase of vessels (new build and second-hand); vessel finance and security matters; fishing licence and quota work; and charter parties. In addition, Angus deals with joint ventures and business acquisitions and disposals, and also provides advice upon, amongst other things, corporate compliance, contractual obligations, and commercial disputes.

Anna Kaparaki

Dual-qualified Solicitor both in Greece and in Scotland specialising in marine and shipping law matters with a particular focus on shipboard and offshore casualty claims, Hull and Machinery (H&M) marine insurance claims, charterparty disputes and fleet purchase transactions.

Ashleigh McConnell

Ashleigh is experienced in a wide range of personal advice, tax and estate planning work such as wills, trusts, executries and inheritance tax planning. She also deals regularly with mental health and capacity law matters including powers of attorney and guardianship applications.

Caroline E Cumming

Caroline deals with all aspects of commercial property work including: acquisitions and disposals of properties and businesses; leasing for landlord and tenant; security transactions; development work; and renewable energy transactions. She also advises on commercial matters, including advice on commercial contracts, Terms & Conditions, etc.  She has acted for a broad range of clients including: individuals; partnerships; companies; banks; financial institutions, port and harbour operators and public sector organisations; and has considerable experience in dealing with industrial, office, retail, rural harbour etc premises.

Fiona Copp

Fiona is a Senior Solicitor in the firm’s Commercial Department, dealing with major fleet sale and purchase transactions, financing deals for vessel owners and banks, ship construction contracts, charter work, fishing licence and quota work, as well as providing corporate and commercial assistance to general businesses.

Graham Jones

Having for many years focused on shipping and fishing related legal work, Graham has become the trusted advisor of a number of well-established ports and ship owners and operators of international standing. He has been involved in major fleet sale and purchase transactions, ship construction contracts, charter work, and in financing deals for owners and banks. He also handles a variety of marine related business law work from his base at Carden Place. Qualified in Scots and English law.

Iona Garland

Iona is a Trainee Solicitor in the firm’s Commercial Department and has a varied workload which includes marine and fisheries work, company law matters and commercial property.

Keith MacRae

Keith specialises in marine and shipping law, with particular experience in shipboard and offshore personal injury claims, shipping casualties generally and fishing vessel total loss and casualty claims. He has particular expertise in immediate on-site accident investigation, and is Scotland’s most experienced shipboard accident investigator. He is also a qualified mediator. Keith has been instructed for insurers and owners following most of the significant fishing vessel casualties in Scotland over the past 25 years and has represented clients at fatal accident and maritime inquiries in Scotland and abroad.

Kirstin Ejsmont

Kirstin is a Senior Associate in the firm’s Commercial Department. Kirstin’s varied workload includes aspects of marine and offshore work including fisheries, shipping and renewable energy as well as advising on general company law matters

Martin Sinclair

Managing Partner

Neil Torrance

Partner - Specialising in Insolvency

Patricia Gray

Pat is the lead partner in Mackinnons’ award winning private client and residential property team. Although specialising in property work she also provides advice on all general aspects of private client work. Pat’s ability to combine a hard working approach to her high volume workload without sacrificing client care sets her apart from other contemporaries in her field. Pat manages a varied caseload of often complex transactions for high-net-worth individuals. A highly experienced and respected lawyer, as well as acting regularly for families and private individuals known to Mackinnons for years across the North East of Scotland, Pat also represents clients who have interests across Scotland and other parts of the UK. She was a post graduate tutor in conveyancing at Aberdeen University for many years and was also a reporter to the Law Society of Scotland on professional service and misconduct complaints. She is now a member of the Law Society Professional Conduct Committee.

Rachael Bain

Rachael is a solicitor within the firm’s dispute resolution department. She handles a varied caseload of health and safety matters, personal injury actions, commercial litigation, insolvency work and employment cases.