Patrick Shaw (legal writer)

Patrick Shaw (18 June 1796[1] – 12 February 1872) was a Scottish lawyer and legal writer.

[3] In 1848 he was appointed sheriff of chancery, and he held the post till 1869, when he resigned in failing health.

The table form grave lies in the first northern extension set back from one of the western paths.

[2] In 1821 Shaw started with his friend James Ballantine, and later with Alexander Dunlop, a series of reports of the decisions in the court of session.

In 1824 he began a similar series of reports of decisions in the House of Lords on appeal from the Scottish courts.