Eighty invited guests filled the Claremont on Friday 8th December for the much anticipated Gough Law Christmas lunch. The annual event, which has a history of interesting guest speakers, was this year entertained by the inimitable Robbie Glen.

Mr Glen, who had the distinguished audience in stitches throughout his speech, served in the Scottish Prison Service for twenty seven years and is now a highly sought after speaker. He regaled the leading law firm’s guests with stories from his many years in service as a prison Governor, insisting that for a period one of the key elements of his job was to keep up with Porridge episodes, as prisoners would often try one of Fletcher’s capers after an episode was aired.

The story ‘The Prisoner’, from William McIllvaney’s book of short stories entitled ‘The Walking Wounded’ was actually based upon Robbie Glen, after the author visited him during his term at Dungavel.

Founding Director Alan Gough commented on the event: “It was a great pleasure to welcome Robbie onto the list of speakers that have addressed our clients and friends over the years. His wit, timing, and ability to read an audience are quite outstanding and as a result everyone left with sore sides.”

Mr Glen added: “I had a wonderful time on the Isle of Man and I can only thank Alan and the team at Gough for their warm hospitality during my visit.”

Previous speakers have included Brian Blessed and the bank robber John McVicar.  Due to the high calibre of speakers the event is considered one of the most entertaining highlights of the holiday party season.