Euan Duthie, Lord Duthie

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The Honourable
Lord Duthie
Senator of the College of Justice
Assumed office
9 January 2023
Nominated byNicola Sturgeon
MonarchCharles III
Preceded byLord Minginish
Chair of the Scottish Land Court
Assumed office
9 January 2023
Nominated byNicola Sturgeon
MonarchCharles III
Preceded byLord Minginish
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Charles Euan Duthie, Lord Duthie (born 1975), is a Scottish judge who has served as a senator of the College of Justice since 9 January 2023.

Lord Duthie is also the Chair of the Scottish Land Court and President of the Lands Tribunal for Scotland.

Background[edit]

Duthie is the son of Charles Whytock Duthie, a company director, and Catherine née MacPherson. He was educated at George Heriot's School, and he studied at the University of St Andrews and the University of Edinburgh.[1][2][3]

Career[edit]

Between 2001 and 2003 Duthie trained as a solicitor, then was employed until 2005 at Burness Solicitors, Edinburgh. In 2006 he was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates, or called to the Bar.[1][3] He held the position of Standing Junior Counsel to the Advocate General from 2012 to 2021.[4] He was also a fee-paid judge of the First-tier Tribunal from 2014 to 2022. He held the position of ad hoc Advocate Depute in 2015. Between 2021 and 2023, before being appointed to the Land Court, Duthie was a sheriff at Perth Sheriff Court.[1][2][3] As sheriff, Duthie's cases included various issues of dangerous driving, drugs, car chases, stalking, sexting, domestic abuse, drug smuggling, drug dealing, theft, suicide attempts and various issues of violence.[5] From September 2019, he was a King's Counsel,[6] and from 2023 he was Chair of the Scottish Land Court,[7] and President of the Lands Tribunal for Scotland.[1][2][3]

Duthie was a Lieutenant of the Royal Naval Reserve,[3] and is now on the Retired List. He was appointed legal adviser to the European Union Naval Force in 2010, and served in the Volunteer Reserves in 2015.[1][2] He was Chairman of Maltings (Berwick) Trust between 2018 and 2021.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Lord Duthie installed as Chair of Scottish Land Court". scts_judiciary. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "The Hon Lord Duthie". scts_judiciary. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Sheriff Euan Duthie becomes Scottish Land Court chair". lawscot.org.uk. Law Society of Scotland. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Sheriff Euan Duthie". The Courier and Evening Telegraph. 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  5. ^ "New QCs announced". advocates.org.uk. The Faculty of Advocates. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  6. ^ "SCTS News. New chair of Scottish Land Court". scotcourts.gov.uk. Scottish Courts and Tribunals. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  7. ^ "New Maltings a key feature of Borderlands deal". northumberland.gov.uk. Northumberland County Council. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
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