Legal Aid Committee
Conveners
Ian Moir
Patricia Thom
Secretary
Members
Paul Brown
Kris Gilmartin
George Henry
Philip Lafferty, Clyde Defence Lawyers Ltd, Clydebank
Yvonne McKennna
Catherine Monaghan, Moore and Partners LLP
Tracey Mulholland
Keith Murray
Peter Walsh, Jas Campbell & Co Ltd
Aims & functions of the committee
- to negotiate with Scottish Government, the Scottish Legal Aid Board and other relevant organisations on legal aid issues
- to monitor and evaluate the outcomes of summary and solemn reforms
- to communicate effectively the Society's work on legal aid
- to undertake any other work necessary to deal with legal aid issues affecting practitioners