Career Experience
- I have studied arbitration law as a specialty and was chairman of the Scottish Committee of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in Scotland for two years
- I trained and qualified as an accredited mediator with the Centre for Dispute Resolution in London
- I was chairman of the Scottish Lawyers European group for two years
- In 2000/2001 I was elected President of the Franco Scottish Business Club. This club is closely associated with Chambre de Commerce Francaise de Grande Bretagne in London and the French Trade Commission in Edinburgh.
- I represented the Law Society of Scotland on the CCBE (European Bar Council) for some years
- I was President of the Association international des Jeunes Avocats (AIJA) in 1983/84 which gave me contacts, insights and education in international affairs
- I was first a Board Member and then Secretary of Lex Mundi, based in Houston, Texas; the world's largest international law firm network
- I was a member of the Governing Council of Union Internationale des Avocats based in Paris between 1997 and 2001. I worked also with its Private International Law and ADR Commissions.
- I was a member of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland between 1976 and 1980 and also from 2003 to date
- I was a part time teacher in the University of Glasgow in the Department of Taxation. I have also taught there various subjects connected with international law and in particular jurisdiction and applicable law
- I was for some years a member of the Business Committee of the General Council of Glasgow University