Ranking tables
Family/Matrimonial: Mediators | UK
Scotland
Rankings overview for Lawyers
Amanda Masson Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP10 Years Ranked
Jacqueline A Stroud Brodies LLP8 Years Ranked
Jennifer Gallagher Thorntons Law LLP9 Years Ranked- Judith Higson Scullion LAW2 Years Ranked
Lesley Gordon BTO Solicitors LLP19 Years Ranked
Lorna Buchan Thorntons Law LLP13 Years Ranked
Lucia Clark Morton Fraser MacRoberts15 Years Ranked
Robert Gilmour SKO Family Law Specialists10 Years Ranked
Ruth Aberdein Aberdein Considine5 Years Ranked
Ruth Croman Thorntons Law LLP4 Years Ranked
Shona Smith Blackadders LLP25 Years Ranked
Susan Oswald SKO Family Law Specialists13 Years Ranked- Judith A MeilBurnett & Reid
- Shona TempletonMTM Family Law LLP
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Spotlight
Amanda Masson
Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP | Family/Matrimonial: Mediators2026 | Spotlight | 10 Years RankedAmanda Masson of Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie is an experienced family lawyer and accredited mediator. She acts in a range of financial provision disputes and also advises on issues related to child relocation. She also has specialist expertise in issues concerning fertility, surrogacy and non-traditional family structures.
Jacqueline A Stroud
Brodies LLP | Family/Matrimonial: Mediators2026 | Spotlight | 8 Years RankedJacqueline Stroud is a highly regarded mediator and litigator who is regularly instructed on high-value financial proceedings. She is also adept at handling child contact and residence disputes.
Jennifer Gallagher
Thorntons Law LLP | Family/Matrimonial: Mediators2026 | Spotlight | 9 Years RankedJennifer Gallagher advises on mediation and collaborative law cases concerning high-value financial matters, in addition to private children issues related to contact and residence applications.
- Judith HigsonScullion LAW | Family/Matrimonial: Mediators2026 | Spotlight | 2 Years Ranked
Judith Higson handles both financial and child-related disputes and is an accredited mediator.
Lesley Gordon
BTO Solicitors LLP | Family/Matrimonial: Mediators2026 | Spotlight | 19 Years RankedLesley Gordon has a great deal of experience in handling highly contested and complex financial provision matters, including disputes between divorcing and cohabiting couples. She is an accredited family mediator.
Lorna Buchan
Thorntons Law LLP | Family/Matrimonial: Mediators2026 | Spotlight | 13 Years RankedLorna Buchan is highly regarded in the market for her strong family law practice. She often advises on the financial aspects of high-value divorces, including matters concerning maintenance, family businesses and cross-border assets. She is a qualified family mediator and arbitrator.
Lucia Clark
Morton Fraser MacRoberts | Family/Matrimonial: Mediators2026 | Spotlight | 15 Years RankedLucia Clark is based in the firm's Edinburgh office and is recognised for her international experience, advising on intra-UK and other cross-border disputes pertaining to divorce and separation, including child relocation matters. She also has specialist knowledge of farming cases and is an accredited family mediator.
Robert Gilmour
SKO Family Law Specialists | Family/Matrimonial: Mediators2026 | Spotlight | 10 Years RankedRobert Gilmour has an impressive track record acting on complex financial provision and children matters, and also has specialist expertise in fertility law and surrogacy. He is a qualified family mediator and arbitrator.
Ruth Aberdein
Aberdein Considine | Family/Matrimonial: Mediators2026 | Spotlight | 5 Years RankedRuth Aberdein offers expertise in divorce and separation proceedings, including financial provision disputes and child contact arrangements, and also assists with the negotiation of prenuptial and postnuptial agreements. She is also an accredited family mediator.
Ruth Croman
Thorntons Law LLP | Family/Matrimonial: Mediators2026 | Spotlight | 4 Years RankedRuth Croman is an experienced family lawyer. She has experience in a range of finance and child law-related cases and is particularly skilled in ADR proceedings.
Shona Smith
Blackadders LLP | Family/Matrimonial: Mediators2026 | Spotlight | 25 Years RankedShona Smith regularly advises on high-value financial provision disputes as well as private child cases, drawing on her experience as a trained mediator and arbitrator.
Susan Oswald
SKO Family Law Specialists | Family/Matrimonial: Mediators2026 | Spotlight | 13 Years RankedSusan Oswald focuses her practice on both public and private children law, including Hague Convention cases and intra-UK jurisdictional issues pertaining to care orders and relocations. She is accredited as both a mediator and child law specialist.