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Lorne Crerar
CBE FRSE
Lorne Crerar CBE FRSE
Born	1954 (age 70–71); Renfrew, Scotland
Nationality	Scottish
Occupation	Lawyer
Known for	Chairman & Co-Founder of Harper Macleod LLP; Chairman of Highlands and Islands Enterprise
Academic background
Alma mater	University of Glasgow
Academic work
Discipline	Banking Law
Institutions	University of Glasgow

Lorne Donald Crerar CBE FRSE (born 1954) is a Scottish lawyer who is co-founder & chairman of Harper Macleod and chairman of Highlands and Islands Enterprise. He was Professor of Banking Law at the University of Glasgow's School of Law 1997–2015. He was convener of the Standards Commission for Scotland 2003–2005 and chaired an independent review into the handling of complaints about public services.

Early life

Crerar was born in 1954 in Renfrew, Scotland.^[1] He was educated at Kelvinside Academy in Glasgow.^[2]

He played rugby, representing Scotland at under-21 level but injury caused him to retired from playing the game at the age of 20.^[3] He continued to be involved with rugby as a club-level match referee.^[3]

Crerar studied law at the University of Glasgow.^[3]

Law career

Crerar joined the Ross Harper & Murphy law firm in 1986.^[4] In 1988, at the age of 35, he co-founded a new law firm called Harpers along with Rod McKenzie, which later became Harper Macleod LLP.^[5]

In 1997 he was appointed Professor of Banking Law at the University of Glasgow's School of Law.^[6] He wrote The Law of Banking in Scotland which was first published in 1997, with a second edition ten years later.^[7]

Public appointments

Crerar was the chairman of the Scottish Executive's Housing Improvement Task Force 2001–2003.^[3]^[5] He became a member of the Standards Commission for Scotland when it was formed in January 2002 and then took up the post of convener in June 2003, an appointment that ran until January 2005.^[8] In June 2006, the Scottish Executive announced an independent review, chaired by Crerar, that was to look at the systems of external scrutiny for Scotland's public services.^[9] A report was produced in 2007 that contained 42 recommendations that related to how improvements could be made to the regulation and inspection of the public sector and the complaints handling process.^[10]

He is generally credited as the architect of the Home Report System in Scotland^[11] as one of three Chairmen of the Housing Improvement Task Force ^[12]

He was a board member of Highlands and Islands Enterprise since 2008. In February 2012, he was appointed by Ministers as Chairman of Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).^[13]

Crerar was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2019 Birthday Honours for services to economic and community development in Scotland.^[14] He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2021.^[15]

Rugby judicial officer

Crerar has chaired independent disciplinary panels for the Six Nations Championship, European Rugby Cup competitions and for the Scottish Rugby Union.^[16] He officiated at four Rugby World Cups,^[17] and was selected as a judicial officer for matches at the finals of both the 2007 and 2011 Rugby World Cups.^[18]

References

^ Reid, Scott (31 March 2014). "Monday Interview: Lorne Crerar, Harper Macleod". The Scotsman. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
^ Stewart-Robertson, Tristan (16 April 2012). "Interview: Lorne Crerar, co-founder of Harper Macleod". The Scotsman. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Rogerson, Paul (2 December 2006). "Legal czar of many hats". The Herald. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
^ "The law game". The Herald. 21 July 1994. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Daring to be different". The Journal. The Law Society of Scotland. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
^ "Crerar becomes a professor". The Herald. 4 July 1997. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
^ Siems, Mathias (20 August 2007). "Review of The Law of Banking in Scotland (Crerar)". The Journal. The Law Society of Scotland. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
^ "New convener for Standards Commission" (Press release). Scottish Executive. 28 May 2003. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
^ "Review of scrutiny of public services" (Press release). Scottish Executive. 7 June 2006. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
^ "Report calls for one public sector watchdog in Scotland". The Herald. 25 September 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
^ "Biography HIE". Retrieved 3 October 2017.
^ "The Final Report of the Housing Improvement Task Force". Retrieved 3 October 2017.
^ "New chairman at Highlands and Islands Enterprise". BBC News. 21 February 2012.
^ "No. 62666". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 June 2019. p. B8.
^ Stephen, Phyllis (29 March 2021). "New 2021 fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh". The Edinburgh Reporter. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
^ Nicholson, Peter (16 April 2012). "Heart in the Highlands". The Journal. The Law Society of Scotland. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
^ "Olympic double for Harper Macleod". The Journal. The Law Society of Scotland. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
^ Lee, David (6 November 2011). "Rucks and mauls: Lorne Crerar has all the angles covered". The Scotsman. Retrieved 21 January 2017.