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University of Glasgow School of Law

Index University of Glasgow School of Law

The School of Law at the University of Glasgow provides undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Law, and awards the degrees of Bachelor of Laws (Legum Baccalaureus, LL.B.), Master of Laws (Iuris Vtriusque Magistrum, LL.M.), LLM by Research, Master of Research (M.Res.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Philosophiæ Doctor, Ph.D.), the degree of Doctor of Laws being awarded generally only as an honorary degree. [1]

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Academic degree

An academic degree is a qualification awarded to students upon successful completion of a course of study in higher education, normally at a college or university.

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Adam Tomkins

Adam Tomkins (born 28 June 1969) is an academic and politician based within Scotland.

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Alan Rodger, Baron Rodger of Earlsferry

Alan Ferguson Rodger, Baron Rodger of Earlsferry (18 September 1944 – 26 June 2011) was a Scottish academic, lawyer, and Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.

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Alan Watson (legal scholar)

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Alexander MacRobert (politician)

Alexander Munro MacRobert KC (1873 – 18 October 1930) was a Scottish lawyer and Unionist politician.

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Alexander Ure, 1st Baron Strathclyde

Alexander Ure, 1st Baron Strathclyde, (22 February 1853 – 2 October 1928) was a Scottish politician, judge, and georgist land value tax activist.

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Andrew Dewar Gibb

Andrew Dewar Gibb MBE QC (13 February 1888 – 24 January 1974) was a Scottish advocate, barrister, professor and politician.

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Ann Paton, Lady Paton

Ann Paton, Lady Paton, (born 1952) is a Scottish advocate and judge.

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Annabelle Ewing

Annabelle Janet Ewing (born 20 August 1960) is a Scottish politician, lawyer and former Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs in the Scottish Government.

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Arts and Humanities Research Council

The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) was established in April 2005 as successor to the Arts and Humanities Research Board and is a British Research Council; non-departmental public body that provides approximately £102 million from the government to support research and postgraduate study in the arts and humanities, from languages and law, archaeology and English literature to design and creative and performing arts.

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Bachelor of Laws

The Bachelor of Laws (Legum Baccalaureus; LL.B. or B.L.) is an undergraduate degree in law (or a first professional degree in law, depending on jurisdiction) originating in England and offered in Japan and most common law jurisdictionsexcept the United States and Canadaas the degree which allows a person to become a lawyer.

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Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (UK Parliament constituency)

Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk is a constituency of the British House of Commons, located in the south of Scotland within the Scottish Borders council area.

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Brian Gill, Lord Gill

Brian Gill, Lord Gill, (born 25 February 1942) is a retired Scottish judge and a legal academic.

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Canon law

Canon law (from Greek kanon, a 'straight measuring rod, ruler') is a set of ordinances and regulations made by ecclesiastical authority (Church leadership), for the government of a Christian organization or church and its members.

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Chancellor of the Exchequer

The Chancellor and Under-Treasurer of Her Majesty's Exchequer, commonly known as the Chancellor of the Exchequer, or simply the Chancellor, is a senior official within the Government of the United Kingdom and head of Her Majesty's Treasury.

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Chancellor of the University of Glasgow

The Chancellor is the titular head of the University of Glasgow and President of the General Council, by whom he is elected.

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Charles Dickson, Lord Dickson

Charles Scott Dickson FRSE LLD (13 September 1850, Glasgow – 5 August 1922) was a Scottish Unionist politician and judge.

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Charles Jauncey, Baron Jauncey of Tullichettle

Charles Eliot Jauncey, Baron Jauncey of Tullichettle, PC (8 May 1925 – 18 July 2007) was a British judge and advocate.

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Civil law (legal system)

Civil law, civilian law, or Roman law is a legal system originating in Europe, intellectualized within the framework of Roman law, the main feature of which is that its core principles are codified into a referable system which serves as the primary source of law.

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Court of Session

The Court of Session (Cùirt an t-Seisein; Coort o Session) is the supreme civil court of Scotland, and constitutes part of the College of Justice; the supreme criminal court of Scotland is the High Court of Justiciary.

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David Maxwell Walker

David Maxwell Walker CBE, QC FBA FRSE (9 April 1920 – 5 January 2014) was a Scottish lawyer, academic, and Regius Professor of Law at the University of Glasgow.

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Denise Mina

Denise Mina (born 1966) is a Scottish crime writer and playwright.

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Derry Irvine, Baron Irvine of Lairg

Alexander Andrew Mackay Irvine, Baron Irvine of Lairg (born 23 June 1940), known as Derry Irvine, is a Scottish lawyer, judge, and political figure who served as Lord Chancellor under his former pupil barrister, Tony Blair.

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Des Browne

Desmond Henry Browne, Baron Browne of Ladyton, (born 22 March 1952) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kilmarnock and Loudoun from 1997 to 2010.

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Doctor of Law

Doctor of Law or Doctor of Laws is a degree in law.

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Doctor of Philosophy

A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD or Ph.D.; Latin Philosophiae doctor) is the highest academic degree awarded by universities in most countries.

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Donald Dewar

Donald Campbell Dewar (21 August 1937 – 11 October 2000) was a Scottish politician, the inaugural First Minister of Scotland and an advocate of Scottish devolution.

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Donald Findlay

Donald Russell Findlay QC (born 17 March 1951) is an advocate and Queen's Counsel in Scotland.

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Douglas Jamieson, Lord Jamieson

Douglas Jamieson (14 April 1880 – 31 May 1952) was a Scottish Unionist politician and judge.

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Douglas Professor of Civil Law

The Douglas Chair of Civil Law at the University of Glasgow was founded in 1948, and named after John Brown Douglas (c 1855-1935), who had been Professor of Roman Law at St Mungo's College.

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Duncan Inglis Cameron

Duncan Inglis Cameron OBE (26 August 1927 – 7 May 2006) was a university administrator and Secretary of Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh.

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Dundee Law School

The Dundee Law School at the University of Dundee, Scotland provides undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in Scots and English law.

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Economic and Social Research Council

The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) is one of the seven Research Councils in the United Kingdom.

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Economist

An economist is a practitioner in the social science discipline of economics.

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Edinburgh Law School

Edinburgh Law School, founded in 1707, is a school within the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom dedicated to research and teaching in law.

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Elspeth Attwooll

Elspeth Attwooll (born 1 February 1943 in Chislehurst which was formerly in Kent and now is in the London Borough of Bromley) is a retired Scottish Liberal Democrat politician.

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Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is a British Research Council that provides government funding for grants to undertake research and postgraduate degrees in engineering and the physical sciences (including mathematics, artificial intelligence and computer science), mainly to universities in the United Kingdom.

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Fergus Ewing

Fergus Stewart Ewing (born 23 September 1957) is a Scottish politician, serving as the Scottish Government's Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and the Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Inverness and Nairn.

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First Minister of Scotland

The First Minister of Scotland (Prìomh Mhinistear na h-Alba; Heid Meinister o Scotland) is the leader of the Scottish Government.

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Fred Goodwin

Frederick Anderson Goodwin, FRSE, FCIBS (born 17 August 1958) is a Scottish chartered accountant and former banker who was Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) between 2001 and 2009.

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George Emslie, Baron Emslie

George Carlyle Emslie, Baron Emslie (6 December 1919 – 21 November 2002), was a Scottish judge.

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Gerard Butler

Gerard James Butler (born 13 November 1969) is a Scottish actor, and producer.

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Gerry Maher

Gerard 'Gerry' Maher QC is a Scottish lawyer and academic.

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Glasgow

Glasgow (Glesga; Glaschu) is the largest city in Scotland, and third most populous in the United Kingdom.

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Glasgow Hillhead (UK Parliament constituency)

Glasgow Hillhead was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1997.

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Glasgow Sheriff Court

Glasgow Sheriff Court is a Sheriff Court in the Gorbals (Laurieston) area of Glasgow, within the Sheriffdom of Glasgow and Strathkelvin.

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Glasgow University Sports Association

Glasgow University Sports Association (formerly Glasgow University Athletic Club) is a student organisation at the University of Glasgow responsible for the promotion of sport, and to which sports clubs at the University may affiliate.

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Glasgow University Students' Representative Council

Glasgow University Students' Representative Council was founded on 9 March 1886 and recognised as the legal representative body for students of the University of Glasgow by the Universities (Scotland) Act 1889.

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Goldsmiths, University of London

Goldsmiths, University of London, is a public research university in London, England, specialising in the arts, design, humanities, and social sciences.

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Harald Leslie, Lord Birsay

Harald Leslie, Lord Birsay, KT, CBE, TD, QC, DL (8 May 1905 – 27 November 1982) was a Scottish lawyer and judge, and Chairman of the Scottish Land Court.

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Hazel Cosgrove, Lady Cosgrove

Hazel Josephine Cosgrove, Lady Cosgrove, CBE (née Aronson) (born 12 January 1946, Glasgow), is a Scottish lawyer and judge.

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Henry Erskine (lawyer)

The Honourable Henry "Harry" Erskine (1 November 1746 – 8 October 1817) was a Scottish Whig politician and lawyer.

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Henry Wilson, Baron Wilson of Langside

Henry Stephen Wilson, Baron Wilson of Langside, PC, QC (21 March 1916 – 23 November 1997) was a Scottish lawyer, Labour politician and life peer.

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Heriot-Watt University

Heriot-Watt University is a public university based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Honorary degree

An honorary degree, in Latin a degree honoris causa ("for the sake of the honor") or ad honorem ("to the honor"), is an academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding institution) has waived the usual requirements, such as matriculation, residence, a dissertation and the passing of comprehensive examinations.

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Hugh Macmillan, Baron Macmillan

Rt Hon Hugh Pattison Macmillan, Baron Macmillan of Aberfeldy FRSE (20 February 1873 – 5 September 1952) was a Scottish advocate, judge, Parliamentarian and civil servant.

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Hugh Matthews, Lord Matthews

Hugh Matthews, Lord Matthews is a Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of Scotland's Supreme Courts.

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Iain Bonomy, Lord Bonomy

Iain Bonomy, Lord Bonomy, (born 15 January 1946) is a former Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland, sitting in the High Court of Justiciary and the Inner House of the Court of Session from 2010 to 2012.

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Ian Hamilton (advocate)

Ian Robertson Hamilton, QC (born 13 September 1925) is a lawyer and Scottish Nationalist.

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International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia

The International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991, more commonly referred to as the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), was a body of the United Nations established to prosecute serious crimes committed during the Yugoslav Wars, and to try their perpetrators.

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James Allison Glen

James Allison Glen, (December 18, 1877 – June 28, 1950) was a Canadian parliamentarian and Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada from 1940 to 1945.

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James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount of Stair

James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount Stair (May 1619 – 29 November 1695), Scottish lawyer and statesman, was born at Drummurchie, Barr, Ayrshire.

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James Guthrie (artist)

Sir James Guthrie (10 June 1859 – 6 September 1930) was a Scottish painter, best known in his own lifetime for his portraiture, although today more generally regarded as a painter of Scottish Realism.

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Joe Thomson

Joseph McGeachy Thomson (6 May 1948 – 12 May 2018) was a Scottish lawyer and academic.

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John Inglis, Lord Glencorse

Rt Hon John Inglis, Lord Glencorse FRSE DCL LLD (21 August 1810 – 20 August 1891) was a Scottish politician and judge.

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John Lamont (Scottish politician)

John Robert Lamont (born 15 April 1976) is a Scottish Conservative Party politician, and has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk since 8 June 2017.

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John Millar (philosopher)

John Millar of Glasgow (22 June 1735 – 30 May 1801) was a Scottish philosopher, historian and Regius Professor of Civil Law at the University of Glasgow from 1761 to 1800.

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John Millar Professor of Law

The John Millar Chair of Law is a Professorship in Law at the University of Glasgow.

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John Smith (Labour Party leader)

John Smith (13 September 1938 – 12 May 1994) was a Scottish Labour Party politician who served as Leader of the Labour Party from July 1992 until his death from a heart attack in May 1994.

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John Wheatley, Baron Wheatley

John Thomas Wheatley, Baron Wheatley (17 January 1908 – 28 July 1988) was a Scottish Labour politician and judge.

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Judges of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

The Judges of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom include the President, the Deputy President, and Justices of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.

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Jurisprudence

Jurisprudence or legal theory is the theoretical study of law, principally by philosophers but, from the twentieth century, also by social scientists.

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Katherine Grainger

Dame Katherine Jane Grainger, (born 12 November 1975), is a British rower and with five Olympic medals is Great Britain's most decorated female Olympian.

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Kevin Sneader

Kevin Sneader (born c. 1967) is a Canadian-born British management consultant.

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Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom.

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Law school

A law school (also known as a law centre or college of law) is an institution specializing in legal education, usually involved as part of a process for becoming a lawyer within a given jurisdiction.

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Legal aid

Legal aid is the provision of assistance to people otherwise unable to afford legal representation and access to the court system.

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Liberal Democrats (UK)

The Liberal Democrats (often referred to as Lib Dems) are a liberal British political party, formed in 1988 as a merger of the Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party (SDP), a splinter group from the Labour Party, which had formed the SDP–Liberal Alliance from 1981.

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Lord Advocate

Her Majesty's Advocate, known as the Lord Advocate (Morair Tagraidh, Laird Advocat), is the chief legal officer of the Scottish Government and the Crown in Scotland for both civil and criminal matters that fall within the devolved powers of the Scottish Parliament.

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Lord Chancellor

The Lord Chancellor, formally the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, is the highest ranking among those Great Officers of State which are appointed regularly in the United Kingdom, nominally outranking even the Prime Minister.

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Lord Justice Clerk

The Lord Justice Clerk is the second most senior judge in Scotland, after the Lord President of the Court of Session.

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Lord President of the Court of Session

The Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General is the most senior judge in Scotland, the head of the judiciary, and the presiding judge of the College of Justice, the Court of Session, and the High Court of Justiciary.

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Lords of Appeal in Ordinary

Lords of Appeal in Ordinary, commonly known as Law Lords, were judges appointed under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 to the British House of Lords in order to exercise its judicial functions, which included acting as the highest court of appeal for most domestic matters.

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Master of Arts (Scotland)

The degree of Master of Arts in Scotland typically refers to an undergraduate degree (either a three-year general degree or four-year Honours degree) in humanities or social sciences awarded by one of the ancient universities of Scotland (the University of St Andrews, the University of Glasgow, the University of Aberdeen and the University of Edinburgh) plus the University of Dundee (as a result of its history as a constituent college of the University of St Andrews) and Heriot-Watt University (at honours level only).

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Master of Laws

The Master of Laws (M.L. or LL.M.; Latin Magister Legum or Legum Magister) is a postgraduate academic degree, pursued by those either holding an undergraduate academic law degree, a professional law degree, or an undergraduate degree in a related subject.

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Master of Research

A Master of Research (abbr. MRes) degree is an internationally recognised advanced postgraduate research degree.

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Matthew Clarke, Lord Clarke

Matthew Gerard Clarke, Lord Clarke was a Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland, sitting in the High Court of Justiciary and the Inner House of the Court of Session.

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McKinsey & Company

McKinsey & Company is an American worldwide management consulting firm.

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Member of parliament

A member of parliament (MP) is the representative of the voters to a parliament.

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Member of the European Parliament

A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament.

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Menzies Campbell

Walter Menzies Campbell, Baron Campbell of Pittenweem, (born 22 May 1941), often known as Ming Campbell, is a British Liberal Democrat politician, advocate and former athlete.

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Minister for Community Safety

The Minister for Community Safety is a Junior ministerial post in the Scottish Government.

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Nicola Sturgeon

Nicola Ferguson Sturgeon (born 19 July 1970) is a Scottish politician who is the current First Minister of Scotland and leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), in office since November 2014.

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Norman Wylie, Lord Wylie

Norman Russell Wylie, Lord Wylie, PC (26 October 1923 – 7 September 2005) was a Scottish Conservative and Unionist politician.

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Perth (UK Parliament constituency)

Perth was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1918, 1918 to 1950, and 1997 to 2005.

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Philosopher

A philosopher is someone who practices philosophy, which involves rational inquiry into areas that are outside either theology or science.

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Postgraduate education

Postgraduate education, or graduate education in North America, involves learning and studying for academic or professional degrees, academic or professional certificates, academic or professional diplomas, or other qualifications for which a first or bachelor's degree generally is required, and it is normally considered to be part of higher education.

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Principal (academia)

The principal is the chief executive and the chief academic officer of a university or college in certain parts of the Commonwealth.

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Professor of Conveyancing (Glasgow)

The Chair of Conveyancing is a Professorship at the University of Glasgow.

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Professor of Jurisprudence (Glasgow)

The Chair of Jurisprudence is a Professorship at the University of Glasgow, founded in 1952.

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Queen's Counsel

A Queen's Counsel (postnominal QC), or King's Counsel (postnominal KC) during the reign of a king, is an eminent lawyer (usually a barrister or advocate) who is appointed by the Monarch to be one of "Her Majesty's Counsel learned in the law." The term is also recognised as an honorific.

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Rector of the University of Glasgow

The Lord Rector (more commonly known just as the Rector) of the University of Glasgow is one of the most senior posts within that institution, elected every three years by students.

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Regius Professor of Law (Glasgow)

The Regius Chair of Law at the University of Glasgow was founded in December 1713 with an endowment by Queen Anne.

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Robert Horne, 1st Viscount Horne of Slamannan

Robert Stevenson Horne, 1st Viscount Horne of Slamannan, (28 February 18713 September 1940) was a Scottish businessman, advocate and Unionist politician.

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Robert Reed, Lord Reed

Robert John Reed, Lord Reed (born 7 September 1956) is a Scottish judge and the current Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.

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Robin McEwan, Lord McEwan

Lord McEwan (Robin Gilmour McEwan) is a Scottish lawyer and former judge of the High Court of Justiciary and Court of Session, the country's Supreme Courts.

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Roderick Macdonald, Lord Uist

Roderick Francis Macdonald, Lord Uist is a Scottish judge.

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Roman law

Roman law is the legal system of ancient Rome, including the legal developments spanning over a thousand years of jurisprudence, from the Twelve Tables (c. 449 BC), to the Corpus Juris Civilis (AD 529) ordered by Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I. Roman law forms the basic framework for civil law, the most widely used legal system today, and the terms are sometimes used synonymously.

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Royal Bank of Scotland

The Royal Bank of Scotland (Banca Rìoghail na h-Alba, Ryal Bank o Scotland, Banc Brenhinol yr Alban), commonly abbreviated as RBS, is one of the retail banking subsidiaries of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, together with NatWest and Ulster Bank.

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Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow

The Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow is a professional body of legal practitioners based in Glasgow and providing services to lawyers in the city and the surrounding area.

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Royal Scottish Academy

The Royal Scottish Academy (RSA) is the country’s national academy of art.

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Scotland

Scotland (Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain.

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Scotland (European Parliament constituency)

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Scottish independence

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Scottish Land Court

The Scottish Land Court is a Scottish court of law based in Edinburgh with subject-matter jurisdiction covering disputes between landlords and tenants relating to agricultural tenancies, and matters related to crofts and crofters.

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Scottish Law Commission

The Scottish Law Commission is an advisory non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government.

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Scottish National Party

The Scottish National Party (SNP; Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba, Scots Naitional Pairtie) is a Scottish nationalist and social-democratic political party in Scotland.

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Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament (Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots: The Scots Pairlament) is the devolved national, unicameral legislature of Scotland.

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Secretary of State for Defence

Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Defence (Defence Secretary) is an official within Her Majesty's Government and head of the Ministry of Defence.

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Secretary of State for Scotland

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Senator of the College of Justice

The Senators of the College of Justice are judges of the College of Justice, a set of legal institutions involved in the administration of justice in Scotland.

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Sheila McLean

Emerita Professor Sheila Ann Manson McLean, FRSE, FRCPE, FRCGP, FRSA (b. 20 June 1951) is International Bar Association Professor of Law and Ethics in Medicine and director of the Institute of Law and Ethics in Medicine at the School of Law of the University of Glasgow.

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Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada

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Strathclyde Law School

Strathclyde Law School was established in 1964 and operates within the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences at the University of Strathclyde, in Glasgow, Scotland.

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Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

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Tam Galbraith

Sir Thomas Galloway Dunlop Galbraith, (10 March 1917 – 2 January 1982), usually known as Tam Galbraith, was a Scottish Unionist politician.

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Thomas Miller, Lord Glenlee

Sir Thomas Miller, 1st Baronet FRSE (1717–1789), known as Lord Barskimming (1766–88) and Lord Glenlee (from 1788) during his judicial service, was a Scottish advocate, judge, politician and landowner.

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Undergraduate education

Undergraduate education is the post-secondary education previous to the postgraduate education.

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University of East Anglia

The University of East Anglia (abbreviated as UEA) is a public research university in Norwich, England.

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University of Edinburgh

The University of Edinburgh (abbreviated as Edin. in post-nominals), founded in 1582, is the sixth oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's ancient universities.

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University of Glasgow

The University of Glasgow (Oilthigh Ghlaschu; Universitas Glasguensis; abbreviated as Glas. in post-nominals) is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities.

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University of Nottingham

The University of Nottingham is a public research university in Nottingham, United Kingdom.

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University of St Andrews

The University of St Andrews (informally known as St Andrews University or simply St Andrews; abbreviated as St And, from the Latin Sancti Andreae, in post-nominals) is a British public research university in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland.

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University of Strathclyde

The University of Strathclyde is a public research university located in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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William Gloag

William Murray Gloag (15 March 1865 – 5 February 1934) was a Scottish lawyer and academic.

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William Kerr Fraser

Sir William Kerr Fraser (born 18 May 1929) is a retired British civil servant, who served as Permanent Secretary at the Scottish Office, and as Principal and later Chancellor of the University of Glasgow.

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William Milligan, Lord Milligan

William Rankine Milligan, Lord Milligan, (12 December 1898 – 28 July 1975) was a Scottish judge and Unionist politician.

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References

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