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03 Dec 2007

Scotland\'s Legal Who\'s Who

A full run down of the 100 most powerful and influential people in the Scottish justice system and legal profession as voted for by readers of The Firm.

1. Alex Salmond, First Minister, New Entry
2. Elish Angiolini, Lord Advocate, Last Year = 4th
3. Donald Findlay,QC, Last Year = 25th
4. Robbie The Pict, New Entry
5. Kenny MacAskill, Justice Minister, New Entry
6. Lord Hamilton, Last Year = 8th
7. Professor Robert Black, Edinburgh University, Last Year = 62nd
8. Annabel Goldie, Scottish Conservative Party, Last Year = 21st
9. Aamer Anwar, Human Rights Solicitor, Last Year = 64th
10. Alistair Bonnington, Solicitor, BBC Scotland, Last Year = 30th
11. Jim Swire, Lockerbie inquiry Campaigner, New Entry
12. Professor Sheila McLean, Last Year = 27th
13. Mike Dailly, Solicitor, Govan Law Centre, Last Year = 96th
14. Professor Joe Thomson, Scottish Law Commission, Last Year = 19th
15. John Elliot, The WS Society & Lindsays, Last Year = 82nd
16. Valerie Stacey, QC, Last Year = 29th
17. Professor George Gretton, Scottish Law Commission, New Entry
18. Lord Gill, Last Year = 9th
19. Douglas Mill, Chief Executive, Law Society of Scotland, Last Year = 28th
20. Kevin Dunion, Information Commissioner, Last Year = 6th
21. Sir Neil McCormack, New Entry
22. Rt Hon Lady Cosgrove, Last Year = 12th
23. Professor Alan Patterson, Strathclyde University, Last Year = 71st
24. Iain McKie, Father of Shirley McKie, New Entry
25. Prof. Kathleen Marshall, Commissioner for Children, Last Year = 66th
26. Prof. Donald Nicolson, Strathclyde Law Clinic, New Entry
27. Richard Henderson, President, Law Society of Scotland, Last Year = 38
28. Stephen Woolman, QC, Keeper of the Library, Faculty of Ads, New Entry
29. Tony Kelly, Human Rights Solicitor, Last Year = 74th
30. Richard Keen, QC, Treasurer, Faculty of Ads, Last Year = 26th
31. The Hon. Lady Clark of Calton, Last Year = 33rd
32. Collette Paterson, Young Lawyers Co-ordinator, Law Society of Scotland, New Entry
33. Robert Gordon, Head, Justice Department and Legal and Parliamentary Services, Scottish Government, Last Year = 18th
34. Bill Aitken, Convenor Justice Committee, New Entry
35. Robert Pirrie, Chief Executive, The WS Society, Last Year = 100
36. Sheriff Crowe, Last Year = 84th
37. Edgar Prais, QC, New Entry
38. Alan Campbell, Managing Partner, Dundas & Wilson, Last Year = 45th
39. Magnus Swanson, Chairman, Maclay Murray & Spens, Last Year = 44th
40. Maryam Labaki, President, Scottish Young Lawyers Association, New Entry
41. Paul McBride, QC, Last Year = 24th
42. Roy Martin, QC, Dean, Faculty of Advocates, Last Year = 15th
43. Cameron Fyfe, Partner, Ross Harper, Last Year = 17th
44. Donald Shaw, Managing Partner, Dundas & Wilson, Last Year = 46th
45. Austin Lafferty, Solicitor, New Entry
46. Frank Mulholland, Solicitor General, New Entry
47. Dorothy Bain, QC, New Entry
48. Campbell Deane, Partner, BKF & Co, Last Year = 37th
49. Uisdean Vass, Partner, Maclay Murray & Spens, New Entry
50. Linda Urquhart, Chief Executive, Morton Fraser, Last Year = 31st
51. James ‘The Digger’ Cruickshank, Editor, The Digger, New Entry
52. Gordon Jackson, QC, Last Year = 20th
53. John Sturrock, Founder, Core Mediation, Last Year = 70th
54. Sir David Edward KCMG, QC FRSE, Last Year = 56th
55. Lord McCluskey, Last Year = 53rd
56. Prof. Lorne Crerar, Chairman, Harper Macleod, Last Year = 41st
57. Helen Hughes, Chair, Family Law Association, New Entry
58. Lord Wheatley, Last Year = 83rd
59. Kirk Murdoch, Managing Partner, McGrigors, Last Year = 49th
60. Colin Gray, Senior Partner, McGrigors, Last Year = 48th
61. Prof. Gerry Maher, Scottish Law Commission, Last Year = 98th
62. Prof. Chris Gane, Last Year = 51st
63. Philip Rodney, Chairman, Burness, Last Year = 77th
64. Miller McLean, General Counsel, RBS, Last Year = 93rd
65. Paul Cullen, QC, Last Year = 55th
66. Lord Drummond Young, New Entry
67. Malcom Wood, General Counsel, Standard Life, New Entry
68. Elizabeth Cutting, Public Information Officer, Court of Session, Last Year = 94th
69. Sir Neil McIntosh, Chairman, Judicial Appointments Board of Scotland, Last Year = 7th
70. Euan Malcolm, Director, Scottish Mediation Network, Last Year 72nd
71. David Reith, Managing Partner, Lindsays, New Entry
72. Joyce Cullen, New Entry
73. Donald Reid, Chairman, Mitchells Roberton, New Entry
74. Brian McConnachie, Advocate, New Entry
75. Bill Butler, Deputy Convenor, Scottish Government, Last Year = 57th
76. Neil Stevenson, Head of Diversity, Law Society of Scotland, New Entry
77. Mhairi Richards, QC, New Entry
78. Lord Turnbull, Last Year = 63rd
79. Graham Forbes, Chairman, Scottish Criminal Cases Review Board, Last Year = 32nd
80. Janet Hood, Chair, In-house Lawyer Group, Law Society of Scotland, Last Year = 59th
81. Bill Drummond, Managing Partner, Brodies, New Entry
82. Lord Coulsfield, New Entry
83. Banny Mackinnon, Mackinnon Stable, New Entry
84. Lord Macfadyen, Last Year = 10
85. Robert Carr, Chairman, Anderson Strathern, Last Year = 61st
86. Bruce McKain, Head of Communications, Faculty of Advocates, Last Year = 95th
87. Lord Clark, New Entry
88. Lord Brodie, New Entry
89. Bruce Westbrook, Managing Partner, DLA Piper Last Year = 75th
90. Malcolm Macpherson, Chairman, HBJ Gateley Wareing, New Entry
91. George More, Partner, HBM Sayers, Last Year = 92
93. Gillian Meighan, Corporate Communications, Law Society of Scotland, New Entry
94. Fiona Nicolson, Partner, Maclay Murray & Spens, Last Year = 68th
95. John Campbell, Advocate, Oracle Chambers, New Entry
96. Bruce Wood, Chairman, Morton Fraser, Last Year = 87th
97. Douglas Connell, Joint Managing Partner, Turcan Connell, New Entry
98. John Thomson, Advocate, New Entry
99. Bill Scouler, Chief Executive, GSPC, Last Year = 78
100. Ewan McIntyre, Head of Litigation, Morton Fraser, Last Year = 86th
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