(620)  NEW YEAR’S HONOURS LIST

Scots law names catching the eye in the Honours list published on 30 December 2006 were Alexander McCall Smith, Emeritus Professor of Medical Law at Edinburgh (but a CBE for services to literature rather than law – why not both?), and Richard Henderson, chief solicitor to the Scottish Executive (Companion of the Bath – lucky him).  Apart from these, the most interesting award is to Audrey O’Neill, an MBE for services to baton twirling.