Frank Maguire (solicitor) explained

Frank Maguire
Birth Date:4 October 1955
Death Date: 17 September 2011
Known For:Advocate and campaigner
Education:St Vincent’s College, Langbank St Mary’s College, Aberdeen Pontificia Università Gregoriana, Rome (Bachelor of Philosophy) University of Aberdeen (Bachelor of Laws)
Occupation:Solicitor, Managing partner Thompsons
Solicitor of the Year 2010

Francis Thomas Maguire PHB (Philosophy, Magna Cum Laude), LLB, S.A., SSC, NP. (4 October 1955 – 17 September 2011) was a Scottish lawyer, joint managing partner of personal injury law firm, Thompsons Solicitors, a solicitor advocate and a campaigner for the victims of injustice.

Early life

Maguire, the fourth of seven children, spent his early years in Castlemilk, Glasgow and originally had no intention of being a lawyer.

His first choice of career was the priesthood, and he attended St Vincent’s College (Langbank) and St Mary’s College, Blairs, Aberdeen before studying philosophy and theology at the Pontificia Università Gregoriana in Rome, where he completed a Bachelor of Philosophy degree. Maguire then realised that he did not want to become a priest after all. He studied law at Aberdeen University instead, before joining Robin Thompson & Partners in Edinburgh as a trainee.[1]

Career

Maguire remained with Robin Thompson & Partners, now known as Thompsons Solicitors, throughout his legal career. In 2006 he became joint managing partner of the firm and was instrumental in leading it to five consecutive legal awards between 2008 and 2011.[2] Maguire was the recipient of one of these awards himself, being named Solicitor of the Year[3] at The Firm Magazine’s Scottish Law Awards in 2010.He was admitted as a solicitor advocate in 1994.During his career Maguire represented miners during the miners’ strikes, victims of the Piper Alpha Disaster, haemophiliacs infected with Hepatitis C and HIV (instigating the Penrose Inquiry) and many victims of asbestos exposureHe acted as solicitor advocate in several leading cases, in one fighting against the insurance industry Supreme Court challenge to the Damages (Scotland) (Asbestos-Related Conditions) Act 2009, and in another successfully arguing that the amount of damages awarded to the families of asbestos victims should be significantly increased.Maguire was also solicitor advocate in a series of cases that set a pattern for future damages awards to the immediate family of mesothelioma victims.

Campaigns

Maguire was both a well respected solicitor advocate and also a campaigner for the victims of injustice.[4] The Herald newspaper described him as a ‘campaigning Glasgow lawyer’ and ‘champion of the rights of shipyard workers and trade unions' [5] succeeded in bringing about several major changes in legislation, including:

Key cases

Personal life

Maguire was married to Fiona Macdonald from 1987 until his death. They had four children - Calum, Matthew, Luke and John.Maguire always had a keen interest in sport. He was a dedicated distance runner, played football for Spartans FC, became Scottish Windsurfing Champion and was a Master Yachtsman. Maguire was an avid reader with a keen interest in ancient history and astronomy. He particularly enjoyed reading, and writing, poetry and he also played the harmonica.[33]

Obituaries

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Frank Maguire profile - Working people need a voice . Business7 . 28 April 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130131062356/http://www.business7.co.uk/features/business-profiles/2011/04/28/frank-maguire-profile-working-people-need-a-voice-106408-23092420/ . 31 January 2013 . dmy-all .
  2. Web site: Thompsons Awards . Thompsons Solicitors and Solicitor Advocates .
  3. Web site: Solicitor of the Year 2010 . Thompsons Solicitors and Solicitor Advocates .
  4. Web site: Frank Maguire - The People's Advocate, Campaigner for justice . Thompsons Solicitors and Solicitor Advocates .
  5. Web site: Campaigning lawyer loses fight for life . The Herald. Glasgow. 18 September 2011 .
  6. Web site: The Damages (Scotland) Act 2011 . Government of the United Kingdom .
  7. Web site: The Rights to Relatives to Damages (Mesothelioma) (Scotland) 2007 . Government of the United Kingdom.
  8. Web site: The Damages (Scotland) (Asbestos-related conditions) Act 2009 . Government of the United Kingdom .
  9. Web site: The Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997 . Government of the United Kingdom .
  10. Web site: The Damages (Scotland) Act 1993 . Government of the United Kingdom .
  11. Web site: The Penrose Public Inquiry into the transmission of Hepatitis C and HIV through infected NHS blood and blood products . The Penrose Enquiry .
  12. Web site: Frank Maguire Key Cases . Thompsons Solicitors and Solicitor Advocates .
  13. News: McCulloch . Scott . Frank Maguire profile - Working people need a voice . Daily Record, Business 7 . 28 April 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130131062356/http://www.business7.co.uk/features/business-profiles/2011/04/28/frank-maguire-profile-working-people-need-a-voice-106408-23092420/ . 31 January 2013 . dmy-all .
  14. News: Asbestos-related illnesses: Victims win right to claim damages after landmark ruling . STV . Scotland . 13 April 2011 . dead . https://archive.today/20130418204712/http://local.stv.tv/glasgow/243145-legal-ruling-could-open-the-floodgates-for-ex-clydeside-workers-suffering-from-asbestos-condition/ . 18 April 2013 . dmy-all .
  15. Asbestos sufferers can continue compensation claims . BBC News . Scotland . 13 April 2011 .
  16. Web site: Pleural Plaques Campaigners and Victims Welcome Judgment . Thompsons Solicitors and Solicitor Advocates. 12 April 2011 .
  17. Web site: Thompsons broadens its focus to hit the bullseye . Thompsons Solicitors and Solicitor Advocates. 2 April 2011 .
  18. Web site: Thompsons' Partner Wins Solicitor of the Year Title . Thompsons Solicitors and Solicitor Advocates . 16 September 2010 .
  19. Web site: Frank Maguire on the Thomson Review . Firm Magazine . 9 May 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120730033619/http://www.firmmagazine.com/features/727/Frank_Maguire_on_the_Thomson_Review.html . 30 July 2012 . dmy-all .
  20. Web site: Judges' Faculty role under fire . Firm Magazine . 9 May 2010 . 26 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120730035655/http://www.firmmagazine.com/news/1957/Judges%27_Faculty_role_under_fire.html . 30 July 2012 . dead .
  21. Web site: The Jury of The Scottish Parliament is still out on reforming legal services . Thompsons Solicitors and Solicitor Advocates . April 2010 .
  22. Web site: Analysis: Gill Report . Holyrood Magazine . 15 March 2010 . dead . https://archive.today/20130126191158/http://www.holyrood.com/2010/03/opposing-view-2/ . 26 January 2013 . dmy-all .
  23. News: Adams . Lucy . New 'Tesco law' open to abuse by gangsters . The Herland . 29 March 2010 .
  24. Web site: Campaigners Win Victory for Pleural Plaque Sufferers . Thompsons Solicitors and Solicitor Advocates . 13 March 2009 .
  25. Web site: Silent debate decides the hidden price of justice . Thompsons Solicitors and Solicitor Advocates . 11 November 2009 .
  26. Web site: Silent debate decides the hidden price of justice . The Firm Magazine . 19 November 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100106194843/http://www.firmmagazine.com/features/647/Silent_debate_decides_the_hidden_price_of_justice_.html . 6 January 2010 . dmy-all .
  27. Web site: 7 April 2008 . Why this review is a threat to our civil court system . The Scotsman.
  28. Web site: Response paper to Consultation paper on the civil courts review . Thompsons Solicitors and Solicitor Advocates . 4 April 2008 .
  29. Web site: Relatives' Claims on Death . Thompsons Solicitors and Solicitor Advocates . March 2007 .
  30. Web site: Is it right that QCs worry what judges think about them? . Thompsons Solicitors and Solicitor Advocates . 13 February 2007 .
  31. Web site: Is it right that QCs worry what judges think about them? . The Scotsman . 13 February 2007 .
  32. Web site: NHS Recovery of Charges . Thompsons Solicitors and Solicitor Advocates . 19 January 2007 .
  33. Web site: Lawyer spent life fighting for workers and victims . The Scotsman . 23 September 2011 .
  34. Web site: Obituary - Francis T Maguire, Solicitor Advocate and Campaigner . Thompsons Solicitors and Solicitor Advocates .
  35. Web site: Frank Maguire: An appreciation . The Firm Magazine . 18 September 2011 . 26 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110926004622/http://www.firmmagazine.com/features/1010/Frank_Maguire%3A_An_appreciation.html . 26 September 2011 . dead .
  36. Web site: Frank Maguire . The Herald . 21 September 2011 .
  37. Web site: Maguire . Robert . Frank Maguire: an appreciation . The Journal . 17 October 2011 .

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