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Lord Jones tributes paid at special court sitting

16th March 2016 | obituary
Lord President recalls advocate called in same year as himself

Death of Court of Session judge Lord Jones

14th March 2016 | obituary
Former advocate and solicitor passes away at 68

Lord Coulsfield dies after short illness

4th March 2016 | obituary
Judge devised reparation action procedure and sat in Lockerbie trial

University mourns a foreign-born friend of Scots law

2nd March 2016 | obituary
Aberdeen tributes follow death of David Carey Miller

Death announced of former judge Lord Dervaird

31st December 2015 | obituary
Professor and arbitration expert dies at 80

Tribute to former Society President Michael Scanlan

21st October 2015 | law society of scotland , obituary
Prominent Glasgow solicitor passed away yesterday

Society pays tribute on Charles Kennedy's untimely death

2nd June 2015 | obituary
"A great friend... encouraged us to play a full and active role"

Former judge Lord Prosser dies

24th March 2015 | obituary
Senator from 1986 to 2001 was previously Dean of Faculty

Famed defence lawyer Joe Beltrami dies at 83

24th February 2015 | obituary
Tributes paid to man who defended over 300 murder accused

Death of former Society chief accountant, Leslie Cumming

17th February 2015 | law society of scotland , obituary
Tribute paid to man who built up law firm inspection regime

Society pays tribute to former President Alistair Clark

29th January 2015 | obituary
Respected Dundee solicitor dies at age of 81

Mourners sought to pay respects to lone lawyer Henderson

10th December 2014 | obituary
No surviving relatives to mark former Edinburgh defence agent
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