Brian Gill, Lord Gill
| The Right Honourable Lord Gill |
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| Lord Justice Clerk | |
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| Assumed office November 2001 |
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| Appointed by | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Lord Cullen |
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| Born | Brian Gill 25 February 1942 Glasgow |
| Spouse(s) | Catherine Fox |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow, University of Edinburgh |
| Profession | Advocate |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Brian Gill, Lord Gill is Lord Justice Clerk of Scotland, the country's second most senior judge, and Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. In February 2007 the Scottish Executive announced that Lord Gill was to head a review of Scotland's civil courts system.[1] The review panel's findings were published on 30 September 2009.[2]
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[edit] Education
Gill was born in Glasgow and educated at St. Aloysius' College, an independent Jesuit school in the city. He studied at the School of Law of the University of Glasgow (M.A., LL.B.), where he was a member of the Glasgow University Union and Dialectic Society, and at Edinburgh (Ph.D.), where he lectured in the Faculty of Law from 1964 until 1977. He was awarded Honorary Degrees by Glasgow University in 1998 (LL.D.), Edinburgh University in 2007 and the University of Abertay, Dundee in 2008 (LL.D.).
[edit] Career
He was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1967 and appointed Queen's Counsel in 1981. He was called to the English Bar (Lincoln's Inn) in 1991. Lord Gill was an Advocate Depute from 1977 to 1979, and standing Junior Counsel to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (1974–77), the Home Office (1979–81) and the Scottish Education Department (1979–81). He has been a member of the Scottish Legal Aid Board and the Scottish Valuation Advisory Council and Deputy Chairman of the Copyright Tribunal. Lord Gill was appointed a Judge in 1994, and was Chairman of the Scottish Law Commission from 1996 until 2001.[3] Lord Gill was appointed Lord Justice Clerk and President of the Second Division of the Inner House of the Court of Session in November 2001.[3]
From 1987 to 1994 he was Keeper of the Advocates' Library and a Trustee of the National Library of Scotland. He is the author of The Law of Agricultural Holdings in Scotland.
[edit] See also
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- ^ "Major review of Scotland's civil courts". Scottish Government. 2007-02-12. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2007/02/12132032. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
- ^ "Radical Civil Law Reform Proposed". BBC News. 2009-09-30. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8282111.stm. Retrieved 2009-09-30.
- ^ a b "Scottish Judicial Appointments". 10 Downing Street. 2001-11-13. http://www.number10.gov.uk/output/Page2750.asp. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
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