Sheriff Principal Anwar takes oath of office

Sheriff Principal Anwar takes oath of office

Sheriff Principal Anwar

Sheriff Principal Anwar has officially taken her oath of office before the Lord President, Lord Carloway and is now sheriff principal of South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway, replacing Sheriff Principal Ian Abercrombie.

She was appointed as a part-time sheriff in 2011 and a resident sheriff at Glasgow Sheriff Court in 2014. She is a designated family law and commercial law sheriff.

Sheriff Principal Anwar graduated from the University of Edinburgh (LLB Hons) in 1996 and from the University of Oxford (Bachelor of Civil Law) in 1998.

She joined Maclay Murray and Spens in 1998 as a trainee, was admitted as a solicitor in 2000 and became an associate in 2003. From 2009 to 2012 she became a partner and head of litigation for Scotland in a global law firm.

She co-authored the Civil Bench Book for Sheriffs on behalf of the Judicial Institute and was appointed to the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service Board in 2018.

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