Lord Woolman told The Herald: “Roy was a man with a brilliant legal brain and a powerful and independent mind. As an advocate he had the knack of having the ‘ear of the court’ - a valuable quality in advocacy. When he was Dean he acted with absolute fairness on behalf barristers, who, in turn, trusted him completely.

“As a man Roy was totally honourable and of great integrity. He was polite and charming and blessed with a wonderful sense of old world courtesy. He had a great love of classic cars – including a delight in owning an Aston Martin.”

A memorial service will take place at Loretto School on Monday, October 28, at 2pm. Reception afterwards. All are welcome.

Read the obituary here