Judge Forrester chosen for lifetime award

Ian Forrester QC, former Judge of the General Court of the European Union, will be presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at next week's Scottish Legal Awards 2020.

Judge Forrester served a five year term in the Luxembourg court. "His contribution as one of a number of Scottish judges to have served in Europe was vast and he was involved in 21 key judgments covering a range of issues", the awards organisers, KD Media, state.

The award, sponsored by The Times, will feature as part of the live digital broadcast of the Scottish Legal Awards next Wednesday, 4 November, from 6.30pm. 

Registered ticket holders will be able to watch the awards programme, which will be hosted by comedian and broadcaster, Des Clarke. Individual tickets cost £30 and can be purchased at this link.