Lorne D Crerar

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lorne.crerar@harpermacleod.co.uk

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Professor Lorne Crerar CBE FRSE is one of the two founding partners of the firm and is the firm’s Chairman. Lorne is the firm’s Senior Partner in the Banking & Finance and Sports Sector Groups and is an active member of the Public Sector Group. He is responsible for the creation and implementation of the firm’s ongoing strategic policy.

Lorne has wide experience of the operations of the public sector and has been appointed by The Scottish Government to undertake a number of independent reviews.

A rugby player and referee in his day, Lorne is a former Chairman of the European Rugby Cup Tournament (EPCR) and was also a Judicial Officer at four Rugby World Cups and part of the judicial team at the inaugural Rugby 7s tournament at the 2016 Rio Olympics. For over 20 years he was Chairman of the Discipline Panels for the SRU, European Rugby Cup and 6Nations. He was an IRB "elite judge" and was also the Judicial Officer for the Rugby World Cup Finals in both 2015 and 2011.

In July 2017, the Scottish Rugby Board awarded Lorne 'Emeritus' status on the Scottish Rugby Discipline Panel in recognition of his 'tremendous service to the game'.