Obituary

Dundee solicitor Ross Paton, described as the life and soul of any party, has died aged 71. Born James Kinross Paton but known as Ross, he died suddenly on October 13 at his adopted home of Insh.

A full obituary of long-standing Scottish legislative drafter John McCluskie QC has been published by The Times. Mr McCluskie was the first solicitor employed by the Lord Advocate's department in London in 1972. Later, as an advocate, he became head of the department.

Dundee’s legal community has been shocked and saddened by the sudden death, on May 27, of Iain Reid who was a highly respected and popular solicitor in the city for many years. Mr Reid, 70, was born in Glasgow but was educated at Grove Academy in Broughty Ferry where his father was the ministe

James Haldane Tait died peacefully at home on 9th April, 2020, from causes unrelated to the coronavirus outbreak. Known to his friends as Haldane, he was a remarkable man who has left the world immensely enriched by his time upon it. He is remembered with love and affection by all of those whose liv

The Herald has published a full obituary of senior Scottish prosecutor John Dunn, who passed away last month at the age of 57. He will be remembered for "his lightning wit, fast analysis and generous heart", the obituary reads.

The death has been announced of T Gordon Coutts QC, a former Faculty of Advocates office-bearer and one of the leading counsel of his generation. He was 86. Born and educated in Aberdeen, Mr Coutts was admitted to Faculty in 1959, and took silk in 1973.