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The VETTDD 50 · UK law firms · 2026Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

No.20

Jones Whyte

Law firm, Glasgow · joneswhyte.co.uk · LinkedIn

A Glasgow firm founded in 2013 by Ross Jones and Greg Whyte, whose turnover rose 29% to £19.7m in a year and which was named Firm of the Year at the 23rd Scottish Legal Awards

founded
2013
staff incl. directors (FY to Mar 2025)
225
turnover (FY to Mar 2025)
£19.7m
turnover growth in a year
+29%
offices in Scotland
5
over 250 employees, 23rd Scottish Legal Awards
Firm of the Year
Leadership

Jones Whyte is a Scottish law firm best known for personal injury and medical negligence claims, with family law, disputes and litigation, conveyancing, wills and powers of attorney alongside. It works from offices in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, Aberdeen and Inverness and also acts for clients in England and Wales.

Ross Jones and Greg Whyte founded the firm in 2013 and both lead it as managing partners. Ian McNaull is managing director. The two founders are the persons with significant control of the trading company, Jones Whyte Law Ltd, each holding 25–50%, according to Companies House.

A 29% rise in turnover

Turnover rose from £15.2m to £19.7m in the year to 31 March 2025, according to Jones Whyte Law Ltd’s accounts at Companies House, almost all of it from fees. The average number of employees, including directors, was 225, against 223 a year earlier, and wages and salaries rose from £9.5m to £13.6m. The firm says it has grown every year since it opened, has more than quadrupled in size over the past five years and now has more than 240 team members.

Two further companies sit alongside the main trading company: Jones Whyte East Ltd and Jones Whyte Family East Ltd, the second incorporated in August 2026, according to Companies House.

Recognition from Scottish legal awards

The firm was named Firm of the Year (over 250 employees) at the 23rd Scottish Legal Awards in 2026, having won Firm of the Year at both the Scottish Legal Awards and the Law Awards of Scotland in 2021. It lists a 2025 award for excellence in support and wellbeing and wins at the Herald Top Employer Awards in 2024 and 2025.

For individuals bringing injury, negligence and family cases, and for buyers and sellers of property, the firm offers a single practice with offices in five Scottish cities. Jones Whyte Law Ltd reported turnover of £19,659,586 for the year to March 2025.

The full 2026 list

Sources
  1. Companies House, Jones Whyte Law Ltd full accounts to 31 March 2025, filed 23 September 2025
  2. Companies House, Jones Whyte Law Ltd company overview, 13 October 2026
  3. Companies House, Jones Whyte Law Ltd persons with significant control, 13 October 2026
  4. Companies House, Jones Whyte East Ltd company overview, 13 October 2026
  5. Companies House, Jones Whyte Family East Ltd company overview, 13 October 2026
  6. Jones Whyte, About us, 13 October 2026
  7. Jones Whyte, Ross Jones profile, 13 October 2026
  8. Jones Whyte, Greg Whyte profile, 13 October 2026
  9. Jones Whyte, Ian McNaull profile, 13 October 2026