John McKendrick (lawyer)

John McKendrick QC (born 1976) is a British lawyer, author, and the attorney general of Anguilla.

John McKendrick
Attorney General of Anguilla
Assumed office
1 September 2016
Prime MinisterVictor Banks
Preceded byRupert Jones
Personal details
Born1976 (age 44–45)
Alexandria, Scotland, UK
Political partyLabour
EducationLondon School of Economics (LLB)
Catholic University of Leuven (LLM)
University of Oxford (MSc)

McKendrick was born in Alexandria, Scotland, and went to school in Glasgow.[1][2] He has an LLB from the London School of Economics, an LLM from the University of Leuven, and an MSc from the University of Oxford.[3] McKendrick was called to the English Bar in 1999, the Scottish Bar in 2008 and the Bar of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court in 2013. He has worked in Central America at the invitation of the British Government.[4][5][6] He was appointed convener for the Additional Support Needs Tribunals for Scotland in 2010, was Times Lawyer of the Week in September 2013, and nominated for The Lawyer magazine's Barrister of the Year award for 2016.[7][8][9]

In February 2016 he was appointed QC[10] and in June he was appointed attorney general of Anguilla, beginning a two-year term in September of the same year.[11]

McKendrick's book Darien: A Journey in Search of Empire was published by Birlinn in February 2016.[12] The book is a historical account of Scotland's unsuccessful attempt to establish a colony on the isthmus of Panama, intertwined with autobiography. He appeared at the Edinburgh International Book Festival in August 2016.[13]

In the 2007 Scottish Parliament election, McKendrick stood as the Labour candidate for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, coming third with 14.1% of the vote.[14] In the UK general election of May 2010, McKendrick stood as the Labour candidate in the Scottish constituency of Ross, Skye & Lochaber. He gained 15.1% of the vote and came second to Charles Kennedy, former leader of the Liberal Democrats. Receiving 5,265 votes, McKendrick finished two votes ahead of SNP candidate Alasdair Stephen.[15]

McKendrick is a freeman of the town of Winchelsea,[16] making him a member of the "only unreformed corporation in the country".[17] He speaks fluent Spanish.[18]

References
  1. "Hell in paradise: true story of Darien". The Times. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  2. "Elections May 2007: John McKendrick - Labour". Caithness.Org. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  3. "John McKendrick". Murray Stable. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  4. "John McKendrick QC (England & Wales)". Terra Firma. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  5. "Double delight for Faculty member, with Silk and book release". The Faculty of Advocates. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  6. "John McKendrick QC in El Salvador & Honduras". Outer Temple Chambers. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  7. "Additional Support Needs Tribunals for Scotland: 10th Annual Report" (PDF). Additional Support Needs Tribunals for Scotland. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  8. "Lawyer of the week: John McKendrick". The Times. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  9. "New QC John McKendrick nominated for The Lawyer Awards 2016 Barrister of the Year". The Lawyer. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  10. "Appointed to Queen's Counsel 2015-16". Queen's Counsel Appointments. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  11. "Announcement of attorney general designate for Anguilla". Facebook. HM Governor's Office in Anguilla. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  12. "Darien: A Journey in Search of Empire". Birlinn. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  13. "John McKendrick". Edinburgh International Book Festival. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  14. "Caithness Suth & Est Ross". BBC. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  15. "Ross, Skye & Lochaber". BBC. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  16. Cogswell, Cindi. "Winchelsea". Rye & Battle Observer. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  17. "Winchelsea Corporation - Questions and Answers". Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  18. "John McKendrick QC". Outer Temple Chambers. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
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