Denise Loney

She succeeds industry expert Stephen Cowan, who will remain as a consultant to help with the transition.

Ms Loney is a solicitor with over 30 years’ experience, specialising in providing legal services to lenders in debt recovery and litigation matters.

She is also a senior tutor at the University of Glasgow, teaching on the diploma in professional legal practice and is a board member of the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission.

She has also held voluntary roles with the Law Society of Scotland and currently serves on the committee responsible for administering and developing the scheme for accredited paralegals.

Neil Kennedy, managing partner, MacRoberts, said: “We are committed to growing the Yuill+Kyle brand within the MacRoberts Group and I look forward to working closely with Denise, who is an expert in the sector, as we continue to invest in our people, technology, security and solutions as we all emerge from the effects of the pandemic.”

Ms Loney added: “Joining a firm with the experience and reputation of Yuill+Kyle, backed by the wider commercial legal services of MacRoberts, is tremendously exciting and I look forward to driving the business forward and embracing new and innovative solutions to help our clients from all sectors, and all across the UK, with well managed and cost effective volume litigation and recoveries.”