Euan Duthie, Lord Duthie

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| office = Senator of the College of Justice

| term_start = 9 January 2023

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| nominator = Nicola Sturgeon

| monarch = Charles III

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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

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.

Career

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. He held the position of Standing Junior Counsel to the Advocate General from 2012 to 2021.{{cite web |title=Sheriff Euan Duthie becomes Scottish Land Court chair |url=https://www.lawscot.org.uk/news-and-events/legal-news/sheriff-euan-duthie-becomes-scottish-land-court-chair/ |website=lawscot.org.uk |publisher=Law Society of Scotland |access-date=27 February 2024 |date=10 January 2023}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Lord Duthie installed as Chair of Scottish Land Court |url=https://judiciary.scot/home/media-information/media-hub-news/2023/02/16/lord-duthie-installed-as-chair-of-scottish-land-court |access-date=26 December 2023 |website=scts_judiciary |language=en}} 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.{{cite news |title=Sheriff Euan Duthie |url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/tag/sheriff-euan-duthie/ |access-date=29 December 2023 |work=The Courier and Evening Telegraph |date=2022}} From September 2019, he was a King's Counsel,{{cite web |title=New QCs announced |url=https://www.advocates.org.uk/news-and-responses/news/2019/sep/new-qcs-announced |website=advocates.org.uk |publisher=The Faculty of Advocates |access-date=29 December 2023 |date=18 September 2019}} and from 2023 he was Chair of the Scottish Land Court,{{cite web |title=SCTS News. New chair of Scottish Land Court |url=https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/about-the-scottish-court-service/scs-news/2023/01/06/new-chair-of-scottish-land-court |website=scotcourts.gov.uk |publisher=Scottish Courts and Tribunals |access-date=27 February 2024 |date=6 January 2023}} and President of the Lands Tribunal for Scotland.{{Cite web |title=The Hon Lord Duthie |url=https://judiciary.scot/the-hon-lord-duthie |access-date=26 December 2023 |website=scts_judiciary |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Lord Duthie installed as chair of Scottish Land Court |url=https://www.scottishlegal.com/articles/lord-duthie-installed-as-chair-of-scottish-land-court |access-date=25 February 2024 |work=Scottish Legal News |date=17 February 2023}}

Duthie was a Lieutenant of the Royal Naval Reserve, 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. He was Chairman of Maltings (Berwick) Trust between 2018 and 2021.{{cite web |title=New Maltings a key feature of Borderlands deal |url=https://www.northumberland.gov.uk/News/2021/Mar/New-Maltings-a-key-feature-of-Borderlands-deal.aspx |website=northumberland.gov.uk |publisher=Northumberland County Council |access-date=25 February 2024 |date=18 March 2021}}