The former managing partner of Shield and Kyd, which merged into Lindsays in 2012, retired from practice in 1996.

His health had declined since suffering a stroke in 2017 and he passed away peacefully at Strachan House Care Home in Edinburgh on Monday, The Courier reports.

His son, Peter Tweedie, said: “He is remembered as a gentleman lawyer always making time for colleagues, fellow professionals and, of course, his clients.”

Mr Tweedie’s funeral will take place at Longforgan Parish Church at 1.30pm today.