Deaths

Edinburgh Law School has announced the passing of Dr Parker Hood. Dr Hood had served as a lecturer in commercial law at Edinburgh Law School since 1994, before which he studied there. From 2013, he was the director of the LLM in Commercial Law.

Dundee Law School has announced the passing of Fiona Raitt. Professor Raitt was co-founder of Dundee law firm Wilson & Raitt and worked there for 10 years before taking up the post of director of the diploma in professional legal practice at Dundee Law School in 1993. 

The Law Society of Scotland has paid tribute to its longstanding former secretary, Kenneth Pritchard OBE, who has died at the age of 91. Mr Pritchard become just the society’s second secretary when he was appointed in 1976, and held the position for more than 20 years, until 1997. The role is

Angus Foster KC has died peacefully at home, surrounded by his family, after many years of chronic illness. After completing a degree in history at Cambridge in 1971, he read law at the University of Edinburgh, with a desire to practise as an advocate. He devilled to Lord Hope and was called to the

An obituary has been published for Margaret McArthur Hall CBE, a pioneering woman in Scots law, who has passed away at the age of 91. "It is as well for the legal profession that neither Margaret Murray, nor her father, followed the advice of the family solicitor. In 1950, when Margaret told her par

Dr Angus Campbell, emeritus professor of law at the University of Aberdeen, has passed away at the age of 77. He died on 26 October 2024 following a fall in his flat, having not fully recovered from being knocked down in King Street in February.

Sheriff Norrie Stein has been remembered in Arbroath following his death last month at the age of 76, The Courier reports. Arbroath's resident sheriff for 20 years until 2011, he led the creation of a youth project which remains central to the community today.

Lawyers at Levy & McRae have paid tribute to their former client Alex Salmond following his sudden death over the weekend. David McKie, senior partner of the firm, said: “Alex was a true giant of the political world both in Scotland and across the UK. He was unquestionably one of the leadi

CMS has paid tribute to partner Iain Doran, who has passed away after an illness. The firm said: "It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of our colleague and friend, Iain Doran, after a courageous battle with cancer.

The Times has published an obituary for lawyer Andrew Kerr, secretary of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, who passed away on September 19 at the age of 84. "When Andrew Kerr, as a young lawyer, took on the task of acting as secretary to the still young Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1967, it was

Lindsays partner Susan Law has passed away at the age of 47. Alasdair Cummings, managing partner of Lindsays, said: "Everyone at Lindsays is devastated about the sad news that Susan Law died last weekend. Susan had recently taken on the role of head of rural services, having worked as a partner in t

Legal expert Professor Alison Britton passed away last Tuesday at the age of 63 following a short illness. As professor of healthcare and medical law at Glasgow Caledonian University, she carried out consultancy work for a range of organisations including the World Health Organization, the British M

Former chancellor Alistair Darling has died at the age of 70. Educated at Chinthurst School, in Tadworth, Surrey, then in Kirkcaldy, and at the private Loretto School, in Musselburgh, he obtained an LLB from Aberdeen University and qualified as a solicitor in 1978. He was admitted to Faculty in 1984

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton, a former Scottish Office minister in the cabinets of Margaret Thatcher and John Major, has passed away at the age of 81. The second son of the 14th Duke of Hamilton, he represented Edinburgh West as an MP from 1974 until 1997, and subsequently served as a list MSP for th

Lindsays' partner Alastair Keatinge has passed away. Mr Keatinge joined the firm as a partner in 2003. He was one of the leading third sector lawyers in the country and had the distinction of chairing the WS Charity Conference for 12 years.