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Doris Littlejohn, pioneering woman lawyer, dies at 89

31st October 2023 | obituary
First female industrial tribunal chair dies after lifetime of service

Pinsent Masons' Fred Banning succumbs to cancer

23rd May 2023 | obituary
Tributes to popular communicator who set up campaigns after diagnosis

Tributes paid to Inverness lawyer Jane Davey

3rd February 2023 | obituary
Cyclist died after collision with car

Death announced of Professor Gerry Maher KC

30th January 2023 | obituary
Respected academic criminal lawyer passes away

Lindsays in mourning for colleague Alastair Keatinge

20th October 2022 | obituary
Charities specialist passes away following illness

Ian Hamilton KC dies aged 97

5th October 2022 | obituary
Independence campaigner who helped take Stone of Destiny was oldest advocate

Death announced of Aberdeen's Professor Pete Duff

3rd October 2022 | obituary
Professor in Criminal Justice died suddenly last week

Tributes from the profession to HM Queen Elizabeth II

9th September 2022 | obituary
Courts adjourned as mark of respect following death of the sovereign

Tributes on passing of Balfour + Manson's Ian Balfour

15th June 2022 | obituary
Former senior partner and grandson of firm's co-founder dies aged 89

Advocate Niall McCluskey dies aged 53

29th April 2022 | obituary
Tributes paid to talented lawyer

Former Sheriff Principal Brian Lockhart passes away

24th February 2022 | obituary
Death of solicitor who became one of longest serving judges

Faculty mourns Geoff Clarke QC

2nd February 2022 | obituary
Former chair of Faculty Services Ltd dies suddenly on hillwalk

Shock at sudden death of Stephen O'Rourke QC

9th December 2021 | obituary
Tributes paid to "one of the nicest people you could meet"

Pinsent Masons mourns Vincent Connor

7th October 2021 | obituary
GlobalScot and head of Hong Kong office passes away after illness

Former MP and MSP Andrew Welsh dies aged 77

18th June 2021 | obituary , government-administration
Nicola Sturgeon leads tributes to SNP politician

Faculty pays tribute on death of Andrew Hajducki QC

30th April 2021 | obituary
Retired silk and author "a leading practitioner in personal injury"

Dundee solicitor Ronnie Tough dies

23rd April 2021 | obituary
Lawyer backed city’s Timex workers

Faculty mourns Heriot Currie QC

22nd April 2021 | obituary
Respected silk dies following stroke

Shoosmiths mourns former Real Estate head

25th January 2021 | obituary
Steve Dougherty loses battle with cancer

Tributes paid on death of Professor Robert Rennie

13th January 2021 | obituary
Former professor of conveyancing dies after sudden illness

Lord Kerr dies two months after leaving Supreme Court

2nd December 2020 | obituary
Tributes to Northern Irish judge with strong commitment to human rights

Tributes paid to Wishaw solicitor Lamont Baillie

18th September 2020 | obituary
Popular lawyer hailed by colleague as a 'one-off'

Burness Paull mourns planning partner

4th August 2020 | obituary
Theresa Hunt passes away at age 40

Tributes pour in for Derek Ogg QC

4th May 2020 | obituary
Respected counsel and campaigner found dead at home
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