Mitchells Roberton has merged with Wisharts Law.
Owned by husband-and-wife team Frances and Robbie Wishart, the firm - which operates from offices in Nelson Mandela Place - was founded in 2014 and specialises in residential property.
Morag Inglis, chair of Glasgow-based solicitors Mitchells Roberton, said: “I am delighted that we have reached agreement with Frances and Robbie to join us with their highly successful practice.
“They have built a devoted client base over the years and our merger will provide, I believe, the continuity and stability of high-quality client service over the years to come.”
Frances said: “We feel that now is the right time for us to join with like-minded colleagues while we are still actively practising as solicitors.
“Mitchells Roberton offer a wider range of legal services with the same aim of providing a high quality and accessible service. It is the perfect firm to carry on our work and we are delighted to join the team.”
Mitchells Roberton was formed in 1985 by the merger of Mitchells Johnston Hill and Hoggan and Mackenzie Roberton & Co. Mitchells Johnston Hill and Hoggan was created by a merger in 1972 of Mitchells Johnston & Co. and Hill & Hoggan.
Both have long histories. Hill & Hoggan traces its origins as far back as the 1740s, the decade of the Second Jacobite Rebellion.
One of the firm's antecedents, Robert Robertson, was admitted as a member of the Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow in 1686. The Robertsons were related to the famous Glasgow family of Hutcheson, who founded Hutchesons’ Hospital and Hutchesons’ Grammar School. To this day, the firm continues to be associated with the two institutions.
The firm’s history is touched also by the first Jacobite rebellion as well as the second. In 1715, Robert Robertson's son, John, is noted in Glasgow’s records as being the lawyer sent to Stirling by the Town Council to report on the progress of the rebels.
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