Richard Henderson (solicitor)
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Richard Mitchell Henderson, CB, WS, (born 17 April 1947) is a Scottish solicitor who was the Solicitor to the Scottish Executive and Head of the Government Legal Service for Scotland between 1999 and 2007.[1]
Richard Mitchell Henderson was educated at Cellardyke Primary School, Anstruther; Strathallan School in Perthshire and the University of Edinburgh.[2]
Henderson served as president of the Law Society of Scotland from 2007 until 2009.[3][4][5] In 2009 he was appointed chair of the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council, Scottish Committee.[1]
In 2007 he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Richard Henderson". Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
- ^ "Henderson, Richard Mitchell". Who's Who. Vol. 2016 (November 2015 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 30 December 2015. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "New kid on the Law Soc's block". The Scotsman. 17 September 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
- ^ "Richard Henderson: Imagination and inititaive is key to profession's future". The Scotsman. 3 May 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
- ^ "Your voice will count". The Journal of the Law Society of Scotland. 15 October 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
- ^ "2007 New Years Honours List" (PDF). BBC. 30 December 2006. p. 4. Retrieved 8 November 2012.