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ANNEX A - ( BELF) MEMBERSHIP AND HOW IT OPERATED

Ministerial sponsor

Status

Organisation

Cabinet Secretary for Justice

Sponsor

Scottish Government

Membership

Paul Cackette
(until April 08), then

Colin McKay

Lead Officer/ Chair

Scottish Government, Constitution, Law and Courts Directorate

Carol Paton

Member

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group

Richard Keen QC

Member

Dean of the Faculty of Advocates

Michael Clancy OBE

Member

The Law Society of Scotland

Karina McTeague

Member

The Committee of Scottish Clearing Banks ( CSCB)

Charlotte Barbour

Member

Institute of Chartered Accountants Scotland ( ICAS)

Andrew Wilkinson

Member

Norwich Union

Robert Crawford

Member

Glasgow Caledonian University

Professor Russel Griggs OBE

Member

CBI

Patrick Andrews

Member

Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Kay McCorquodale

Observer

Legal Adviser to Civil Courts Review

Participants in BELF discussions

Lord Glennie

Sub-Group Invitee

Judiciary

Sheriff Principal Taylor

Sub-Group Invitee

Judiciary

Scottish Legal Profession

Sub-Group Invitees:

Rod McKenzie
Mark Higgins
Ken Ross
Robert Fife
Joyce Cullen
Maggie Moodie
Douglas Connell

Various representatives from Scottish Legal Firms:

Harper Macleod
Irwin Mitchell
Paul & Williamson
Anderson Strathern
Brodies LLP
Morton Fraser LLP
Turcan Connell

BELF support

Marion McCormack

Facilitator & Project Manager

Scottish Government, Justice and Communities Directorate

Conor Swaine

SG Secretariat

Scottish Government, Justice and Communities Directorate

Page updated: Thursday, October 30, 2008