Sir Crispin Agnew of Lochnaw retires from bar

Sir Crispin Agnew of Lochnaw QC has retired from practice after 38 years at the Scottish bar.

Sir Crispin, a member of Westwater Stable, specialised in rural property, planning and environmental, and public law. He has authored legal textbooks on agriculture, crofting, land obligations and liquor licensing. He has served as a part-time judge of the Upper Tribunal and was part-time legal chairman of the Pension Appeal Tribunal until 2012.

An expert on heraldry, he was appointed Unicorn Pursuivant at the Court of the Lord Lyon in 1981, and promoted to Rothesay Herald in 1986, a position he still holds.

On his retirement he has been made an Honorary Research Fellow by the University of Dundee and will be writing academic articles in that capacity.

In a farewell message Westwater Stable said "We wish him well and look forward to celebrating his retirement with him. When it safe to socialise we will gather and hopefully hear about some of this new adventures, which look set to include long distance sailing, cycling tours and plenty of family time."

Clerk Sheila Westwater commented: “It has been my pleasure and privilege to clerk for Crispin for so many years. He is a great ambassador both for the Faculty and for the stable with his phenomenal knowledge across many diverse subjects, his enthusiasm about the stable and his encouragement of the more junior members. He always behaved in a kind, considerate and unassuming manner and we will all miss him."