James Keith

Partner

James advises on all aspects of pensions law and employee ownership law to trustees, companies, public sector and third sector organisations.

He is also a Director of MacRoberts Trustees Limited, which provides independent trustee services.

James is a member of the Association of Pension Lawyers (APL) and has been elected as the Secretary of its Scottish Group and is also a member of the APL’s Public Sector Pensions Sub Committee. He is also a member of The Law Society of Scotland's Pension Law Sub-Committee. James co-authored the Scottish section of Tolley’s Pensions Law a major UK legal textbook with Martyn Shaw (December 2022).

James is ranked as a Leader in the Field for Employee Share Schemes & Incentives and Pensions in the 2024 edition of Chambers UK Guide to the Legal Profession.

James continues to impress with his speed of response, and his ability to anticipate how matters will develop.

Chambers and Partners

He's always on the front foot and often helps us look at things in different ways, which ultimately leads to results that are often beyond our initial expectations.

Chambers and Partners UK Guide 2025

James is very commercial. He is a person you put in to bat for you.

Chambers and Partners UK Guide 2025

Areas of Expertise

Pensions

Share Schemes & Incentives

Charities & Third Sector
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