Retiral

Malcolm McMillan, chief executive of the Scottish Law Commission, is to retire at the end of June. Mr McMillan has been chief executive since 2008, ably supporting commission chairs Lord Drummond Young (2008), Lady Clark (2012), Lord Pentland (2014), and Lady Paton (2019 to date), commissioners and

Gerard Sinclair, chief executive of the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission is to retire in September. Mr Sinclair joined the commission in 2003 and will have served for over 18 years when he retires, which the commission believes makes him the longest serving chief executive of such an arm&rs

Lord Uist has retired from the bench. Lord Uist was appointed a judge of the Supreme Courts in April 2006, having previously served as a temporary judge from July 2001.

Senator of the College of Justice Lord Glennie has retired. Lord Glennie was appointed a judge of the Supreme Courts in 2005 and to the Inner House in 2016.

A reader has informed us of the retiral of Edinburgh solicitor and sole practitioner Magdalen A. Ogilvie. A graduate of the University of Glasgow, she obtained her LLB in 1972. She moved to Edinburgh around 1974 and joined Keir Moodie, Solicitors, becoming a partner in that firm for severa

Balfour and Manson has announced the retirement of renowned family lawyer Anne McTaggart. A practising solicitor since 1976, Ms McTaggart is one of the best-known family law specialists in Aberdeen, having spent her entire working life in the city.

Lord Brodie has retired from the bench. Lord Brodie was appointed a judge of the Supreme Courts in 2002 and was appointed to the Inner House in November 2012.

Lady Rae has retired from the bench. Lady Rae was admitted as a solicitor in 1974 and worked as an apprentice and assistant at Biggart Lumsden and Co, Balfour and Manson, Biggart Baillie & Gifford and Ross Harper & Murphy between 1974 and 1977. In 1977 she became a partner at Ross Harper &am

Lord Kinclaven, who was appointed to the Outer House of the Court of Session in 2005, has retired. A graduate of the University of Edinburgh (LL.B Hons), he was admitted to Faculty in 1978. He was standing junior counsel in Scotland to the Accountant of Court from 1986 to 1989. He served as an advoc

Sheriff David Mackie, 66, has retired from the bench after 15 years at Alloa Sheriff Court. In an interview with the Alloa & Hillfoots Advertiser, Sheriff Mackie reflected on his journey to the bench.

Two cornerstones of the land and rural business law team at Thorntons in Arbroath have retired following a combined  82 years’ service. Partner George Dunlop and associate David Dundas each marked their retirement from Thorntons this month.