Richard Mitchell Henderson, CB, WS, (born 17 April 1947) is a
Scottish
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*Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland
*Scottish English
*Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...
solicitor who was the Solicitor to the Scottish Executive and Head of the
Anstruther
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;
Strathallan School
Strathallan School is an independent boarding and day school in Scotland for boys and girls aged 7–18. The school has a campus at Forgandenny, a few miles south of Perth.
School roll
The school has 73 full-time staff, and 18 part-time staff ...
in
Perthshire
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and the
University of Edinburgh
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.
Henderson served as president of the
Law Society of Scotland
The Law Society of Scotland is the professional governing body for Scottish solicitors. It promotes excellence among solicitors through the support and regulation of its members. It also promotes the interests of the public in relation to the ...
from 2007 until 2009. In 2009 he was appointed chair of the
Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council
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, Scottish Committee.
In 2007 he was appointed a
Companion of the Order of the Bath
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* Any of several interpersonal relationships such as friend or acquaintance
* A domestic partner, akin to a spouse
* Sober companion, an addiction treatment coach
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