Scots giant Dundas & Wilson has moved to beef up its City arm with the hire of a trio of partners from London firms.

Mark Tiggeman joins Dundas' London construction and engineering team from the Hong Kong branch of top 20 national firm Pinsent Masons. Tiggeman specialises in dispute resolution, cross-border disputes and construction work.

Dundas has also hired projects partner Ian McNeill from Watson Farley & Williams in a bid to expand the firm's energy sector practice.

Graham Paul is to join Dundas from City employment boutique Doyle Clayton next month. All three join the Edinburgh-based firm's expanding City arm.

Dundas chief executive Neil Cochran said: "All of these appointments are in line with our strategy to develop our London practice [and] we are delighted with the calibre of new partners we are attracting."

The appointments bring Dundas' London partnership to 18 following last month's hire of private equity partner Simon Sale from Hammonds.