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Angus Glennie, Lord Glennie

b. 1950

British judge

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About Angus Glennie, Lord Glennie

Born 1950. Angus Glennie, Lord Glennie is a British advocate, judge and barrister.

Angus James Scott Glennie, Lord Glennie, (born 3 December 1950) was a Senator of the College of Justice, and Principal Commercial Judge in the Court of Session, in Scotland.

Early life Glennie was educated at Sherborne School in Dorset, and at Trinity Hall, Cambridge (M.A. Hons.). He was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1974. He was appointed a Bencher in 2007.

Legal career Whilst at the English Bar, Glennie worked mainly in commercial and international arbitration before the Commercial Court and Court of Appeal. He took silk there in 1991, and the following year was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates. Again, he practised mostly in commercial law, but also worked in other areas, such as judicial review and reparation. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in Scotland in 1998.

He was appointed to the Bench of the Court of Session and High Court of Justiciary in 2005, as a Senator of the College of Justice, with the judicial title, Lord Glennie. He worked originally as an Intellectual Property Judge, but became a Commercial Judge in 2007, and Principal Commercial Judge from January 2008. Following his Privy Council appointment on 11 July 2016, he was appointed to the 1st Division of the Inner House. He retired in December 2020 and subsequently became Chair of the Scottish Arbitration Centre.

He has served as an international commercial court judge for the Dubai International Financial Centre Court.

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Advocate, judge, barrister
Nationality
Education
Trinity Hall, Sherborne School, Trinity Hall, Cambridge, University of Cambridge
Positions held
Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom

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Who is Angus Glennie, Lord Glennie?

British judge

When was Angus Glennie, Lord Glennie born?

Angus Glennie, Lord Glennie was born on 3 December 1950.

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Angus Glennie, Lord Glennie is an advocate, judge and barrister.

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Angus Glennie, Lord Glennie is British.

Sources & further reading

Β· Wikipedia: Angus Glennie, Lord Glennie

Β· Wikidata: Q4764123

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