Professor Hector MacQueen awarded CBE
Mon 10 June 2019
Edinburgh Law School’s Professor Hector MacQueen has received a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the Queen’s birthday honours list.
Professor MacQueen was recognised for services to legal scholarship, which span four decades and have had an impact on the Scottish legal system and beyond. One of the longest serving members of the Edinburgh Law School community, Professor MacQueen has held the chair of Private Law since 1994 and from 2010 - 2018 was a Scottish Law Commissioner. He has been a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh since 1995 and was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2006. His best-known scholarly contributions are in the fields of contract law, legal history, and intellectual property.
On receiving the award Professor MacQueen said:
“I see it as an honour especially for Scots law and scholarship, and I am particularly glad to acknowledge all the friendship and support I have received over 40 years in the Edinburgh Law School, across the University, and in the Scottish legal profession.”
The Law School warmly congratulates Professor MacQueen on this well-deserved recognition.