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- 1 2 3 "Alistair Clark QC made Senator of the College of Justice". Scottish Legal News . 24 May 2016. Archived from the original on 25 May 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ↑ "Senators appointed to College of Justice". Scottish Government website. 11 May 2016. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ↑ "Five new Senators named". Faculty of Advocates website. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
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