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Campbelltown. He caused uproar in court when he asked if McCartney could have "time to pay" a £30 fine. He became
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gave him an honorary doctorate. In 1992 he presided over the trial of
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in 1950. He was awarded the Vans Dunlop scholarship and graduated a
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1447:"Latest civil service & public affairs moves — March 6"
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562:"Obituary – Lord McCluskey, distinguished Scots lawyer"
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1317:"Heroin must be legalised, says former judge"
774:"Lord McCluskey to advise Brown on donations"
742:"Judge with a heart and a hard incisive mind"
662:"News and notes: Forensic Pathology Services"
453:series. He was a friend of the Labour leader
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218: 1956; died 2014)
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1077:"Sikh killing echo of Lawrence case"
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318:as a pilot officer stationed on the
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1473:"McCluskey to Retire from Lords"
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605:"Lord McCluskey made a judge"
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945:"Honorary degrees"
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