mhd is an award winning firm of solicitors formed following the merger of the Leith based firm of Mowat Dean WS and Anne Hall Dick Solicitors, Glasgow. mhd continues to have offices in both Edinburgh and Glasgow.

mhd is organised into three teams; Property, Private Client and Family. To find out more about the work the teams do or about the members of the teams click on the links.

The Property Team are hugely experienced in both residential and commercial conveyancing. 

The Private Client Team have expertise in the whole range of private client work
including tax planning, wills, trusts and executries.


The Family Team have several accredited specialists (by the Law Society of Scotland) in Family law and accredited mediators. Both mhd and the individuals in it have been regularly identified by independent agencies as leaders in the field of family law. They advise on separation, divorce, cohabitation, civil partnership and all issues affecting children. They offer a full range of support includiing negotiation, mediation, collaborative resolution and litigation.

The guide to a survivable separation, “Breaking Up – Without Falling Apart”, written by one of our partners, Anne Dick, can be accessed here