Council Members
The Council is the Society's decision-making body. It has 39
members elected from geographical constituencies, up to nine
co-opted members representing other interest groups and nine
non-solicitor members. It meets regularly and is usually
chaired by the president. Working with departments and others, a
wide range of committees and sub-committees report to the
Council.
Vacancies
- Dumfries, Kirkcudbright and Stranaer
- Greenock
Aberdeen
Joined Council: September 2005
Regulatory Committee
Guarantee Fund Sub Committee
Finance Committee
Professional Practice Committee
Joined Council: May 2002
Regulatory Committee
Professional Practice Committee
Airdrie
Joined Council: September 2010
Client Care sub-committee
Professional Practice Committee
Rights of Audience (Policy) Committee
Ayr
Joined Council: January 2009
Regulatory Committee - Client relations sub committee
Regulatory Committee - Guarantee fund sub committee
Professional Practice Committee
Campeltown, Dunoon, Oban, Rothesay and Fort William
Joined Council: March 2012
Education & Training Committee
Previously on Council 1990 - 2007
Cupar
Joined Council: May 1992
Regulatory Committee
Guarantee Fund sub-committee
Board
Dumbarton
Joined Council: May 2005
Civil Legal Aid Quality Assurance sub-committee
Guarantee Fund Sub Committee
Board
Finance Committee
Law Reform Committee
Dumfries, Kirkcudbright and Stranraer
Joined Council: May 2002
Professional Conduct sub-committee
Dundee
Joined Council: February 1998
Board
Chairperson In-House Lawyers Group
Dunfermline
Joined Council: May 2007
Civil Legal Aid Quality Assurance sub-committee
Civil Legal Aid Negotiating Team
Edinburgh
Joined Council: May 2011
Audit Committee
Constitution Working Party (Convenor)
Previously on Council 2005 - 2009 and served on the
following:
Conveyancing Committee
Guararntee Fund Committee
In House Lawyers Committee
Strategy and Governance Working Group
Audit Committee (Convenor)
Joined Council: May 2004
Civil Justice Committee
Joined Council: May 2006
Board
Insurance Committee
Joined Council: May 2005
Education and Training (Standard Setting) sub-committee
Board
Joined Council: August 2011
Joined Council: August 2009
Joined council: October 1993
Investor Protection sub-committee
England and Wales
Joined Council: January 2012
Glasgow and Strathkelvin
Joined Council: May 1998
Regulatory Committee
Board
Remuneration Committee
Joined Council: May 2011
Professional Practice Committee
Joined Council: May 2006
Board
Joined Council: May 2004
Board
Joined Council: January 2012
Joined Council: August 2011
Haddington, Peebles, Jedburgh, Duns and Selkirk
Joined Council: May 2000
Professional Conduct sub-committee
Professional Practice Committee
Joined Council: August 2009
Hamilton and Lanark
Joined Council: May 1996
Criminal Law Committee
Criminal Legal Aid Negotiating Team
Inverness, Dingwall, Tain, Dornoch and Wick
Joined Council: June 2011
Kilmarnock
Joined Council: 1999
Client Care sub-committee
Kirkcaldy
Joined Council: August 2010
Kirkwall, Lerwick, Portree, Lochmaddy and Stornoway
Joined Council: May 2006
In-House Lawyers Group
Paisley
Joined Council: September 2005
Client Relations Sub Committee
Access to Justice Committee
Perth
Joined Council: May 2010
Guarantee Fund sub-committee
Professional Practice (Rules & Waivers) sub-committee
Nominations Committee (Convener)
Professional Practice Commitee
Stirling, Falkirk and Alloa
Joined Council: December 2010
Stonehaven, Peterhead and Banff
Joined Council: November 2011
Co-opted Members
Joined Council: August 2009
In-House Lawyers Group
Joined Council: August 2011
Criminal Law Committee
Joined Council: September 2009
Practising Certificate sub-committee
Education & Training (Policy) Committee
Joined Council: August 2009
Joined Council: August 2009
Joined Council: January 2005
Board (Convener)
Lay Members
Joined Council: June 2011
Joined Council: June 2011
Nominations Committee
Joined Council: June 2011
Joined Council: June 2011
Practising Certificate sub-committee
Professional Conduct sub-committee
Professional Practice (Rules & Waivers)
Sub Committee
Professional Practice Committee
Joined Council: June 2011
Joined Council: June 2011
Audit Committee
Joined Council: June 2011
Regulatory Committee
Joined Council: June 2011
Joined Council: June 2011