Ronald Mackay, Lord Eassie
Lord Eassie | |
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 Eassie in 2018 | |
| Senator of the College of Justice | |
| In office 1997–2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1945 |
| Alma mater | University of St Andrews, University of Edinburgh |
| Profession | Advocate |
Ronald David Mackay, Lord Eassie, PC (born 1945) is a Scottish lawyer and retired judge of the country's Supreme Courts, sitting in the Inner House of the Court of Session.
Education
[edit]Mackay was educated at Berwickshire High School in Duns, Scotland,[1] and studied at the University of St Andrews (M.A. Hons.) and the School of Law of the University of Edinburgh (LL.B.).[2]
Career
[edit]Mackay was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates (the Scottish Bar) in 1972. From 1979 to 1982, he worked in Luxembourg for the Court of Justice of the European Communities.[2] Mackay was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1986, serving as a prosecutor in the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service until 1990.[2]
In 1997, Mackay was appointed a Senator of the College of Justice and assumed the judicial title of Lord Eassie. On 15 July 2002 Lord Eassie succeeded Lord Gill as chairman of the Scottish Law Commission.[3][4] He was a reappointed to a second three-year term in August 2005.[5]
Lord Eassie resigned his position on the Law Commission in order to serve on the Inner House of the Court of Session.[6] He was appointed to the Privy Council on 19 October 2006.[1] He retired from the bench in 2015, and in 2016 became a trustee of the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland.[7]
Selected publications
[edit]- Discussion paper on rape and other sexual Offences, Scottish Law Commission Discussion Paper, Stationery Office, ISBN 0108881806
- Discussion Paper On Land Registration Void And Voidable Titles, Scottish Law Commission Discussion Paper, Stationery Office, 16 February 2004, ISBN 0-10-888132-6
- Report On Registration Of Rights In Security By Companies, Scottish Law Commission Report #197, Stationery Office, September 8, 2004, ISBN 0-10-292629-8
Personal life
[edit]In 1988, he married Annette Frenkel, with whom he has one son, Colin. He is a member of the New Club.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Privy Council Appointment of Lord Eassie", Press Release, Office of the Prime Minister, No10.gov.uk, 20 October 2006, retrieved 01-06-2009
- ^ a b c The Right Hon Lord Eassie (Ronald David Mackay), Biography, University of Edinburgh, retrieved 01-06-2009
- ^ "New Chair for Scottish Law Commission", Scottish Government News, scotland.gov.uk, 15 August 2002, retrieved 01-06-2009
- ^ "Appointments", Parliament News, Issue September 2002, Institute of Governance, University of Edinburgh, retrieved 01-06-2009
- ^ "Lord Eassie reappointed as law reformer", The Journal of the Law Society of Scotland, 16 August 2005, retrieved 01-06-2009
- ^ "Drummond Young to chair Scottish Law Commission", The Journal of the Law Society of Scotland, 29 December 2006, retrieved 01-06-2009
- ^ "Nominated Members of the Carnegie Trust"
External links
[edit]- Lord Eassie case reports, a listing of written opinions 2008/2009 for Lord Eassie
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- Living people
- 1945 births
- Alumni of the University of St Andrews
- Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
- 20th-century King's Counsel
- Senators of the College of Justice
- Members of the Faculty of Advocates
- Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
- People from the Scottish Borders
- People educated at Berwickshire High School
- Scottish King's Counsel