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Former sheriff and director of judicial studies Charles Stoddart passed away yesterday at the age of 75. Born in Dunfermline and educated at Dunfermline High School, Mr Stoddart graduated in law from the University of Edinburgh before completing an LLM at McGill University, writing a thesis on the r

Martha Quinn, one of Scotland's top pension lawyers, has passed away. Ms Quinn spent the past six years working at the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) in London, having previously held a number of positions in legal and financial firms in Scotland and London over a nearly three-decade career.

Argyll lawyer Ruben Murdanaigum has passed away after collapsing in the street. Originally from Mauritius, where he grew up in poverty, Mr Murdanaigum qualified as a solicitor in Scotland in 1980 and founded his own practice, Rubens Solicitors, in 2000.

The Law Society of Scotland has paid tribute to its former president Iain MacMillan CBE, who passed away on 8 May 2019. Alison Atack, president of the Law Society, said: “We are very saddened to hear of the death of Iain MacMillan and extend our condolences to his family at this very sad time.

Dundee solicitor David Tweedie has passed away at the age of 84. The former managing partner of Shield and Kyd, which merged into Lindsays in 2012, retired from practice in 1996.

Scottish lawyer Polly Higgins, an internationally-renowned environmentalist, has passed away at the age of 50. Ms Higgins studied at Aberdeen University, Utrecht University and the University of Glasgow, but practised as a barrister in England, The Herald reports.

Aberdeen solicitor Les Green has passed away at the age of 64 after falling ill following a concert in Glasgow. Mr Green, a partner at George Mathers & Co., was taken to hospital and passed away early on Monday, the Press and Journal reports.