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Scottish Law Commission
15/03/2005
The Minister for Justice today announced the reappointment
of two members of the Scottish Law Commission.
The reappointed members are
Professor Gerry Maher QC and
Professor Joe Thomson.
Professor Gerry Maherwas first appointed to the Scottish Law Commission in
February 2000. He has held academic posts at Glasgow and
Strathclyde Universities, and is currently Professor of
Criminal Law at Edinburgh University. His main research
interests are criminal justice, international private law,
legal process and diligence (execution of judgements).
Professor Joe Thomson was also first appointed
to the Scottish Law Commission in February 2000. He has held
academic posts at the Universities of Birmingham, King's
College London, and Strathclyde. He is currently Regius
Professor of Law at the University of Glasgow. He is the author
of text books on family law, delict and contract, and his main
research interest is in the field of Scots private law.
Professor Maher's reappointment will run from 6 February
2005 to 31 August 2008, while Professor Thomson's will run from
31 January 2005 to 30 January 2010.
Both posts are full-time and attract a remuneration of
£95,064.00 for a time commitment of 5 days per week.
Neither Professor Maher nor Professor Thomson holds any
other public appointments.
The Scottish Law Commission, along with its counterpart for
England and Wales, was set up by the Law Commissions Act 1965.
Its function is to recommend reforms to improve, simplify and
update the law of Scotland.
These Ministerial public appointments were made in
accordance with the Commissioner for Public Appointments in
Scotland's Code of Practice.
All appointments are made on merit and political activity
plays no part in the selection process. However, in accordance
with the original Nolan recommendations, there is a requirement
for appointees' political activity (if there is any to be
declared) to be made public.
Professor Maher and Professor Thomson declared no political
activity within the last 5 years.