Rt.
Hon. Lord Gill, Lord Justice Clerk
Lord Gill was appointed Lord Justice Clerk and President of the Second
Division of the
Inner House in November 2001. (1) Lord
Gill was appointed a Judge in 1994, and Chairman of the Scottish Law
Commission since 1996. He graduated from the Universities of Glasgow
(MA, LLB) and Edinburgh (PhD) and lectured in the Faculty of Law,
Edinburgh University, from 1964 until 1977. He was awarded an Honorary
Degree (LLD) by Glasgow University in 1998. Lord Gill is a member of the Lands Valuation Appeal Court.
He was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates (2) in 1967 and appointed Queen's Counsel in 1981. He was called to the English Bar (Lincoln's Inn) in 1991. Lord Gill was an Advocate Depute from 1977 to 1979.
He was standing Junior Counsel (3) to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (1974-77), the Home Office (1979-81) and the Scottish Education Department (1979-81). He has been a member of the Scottish Legal Aid Board and the Scottish Valuation Advisory Council and Deputy Chairman of the Copyright Tribunal.
From 1987 to 1994 he was Keeper of the Advocates' Library and a Trustee of the National Library of Scotland. He is the author of "The Law of Agricultural Holdings in Scotland" (1982, 3rd ed. 1997).
Lord Gill is Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.
(1)
The Inner House acts mainly as a court of appeal in civil matters. It
is divided into two divisions, each consisting of four judges. Each
division usually sits with three judges.
(2) The
Scottish Bar.
(3)
Standing Juniors are appointed by the Lord Advocate to advise and
represent government departments.
GILL,
THE HON LORD GILL, Brian
Brian GILL,QC; a Senator of the Coll of Justice in Scotland from 1994; educ St Aloysius' Coll, Glasgow; Glasgow U (MA, LLB); Edinburgh U (PhD); Edinburgh U, Faculty of Law: assist lecturer 1964-65, lecturer 1965-69 and 1972-77; admitted to Faculty of Advocates 1967; advocate depute 1977-79; standg jr counsel: to FCO (Scotland) 1974-77; Home Office (Scotland) 1979-81; Scottish Educn Dept 1979-81; QC (Scotland) 1981; Keeper of Advocates' Library 1987-94; called to the Bar, Lincoln's Inn 1991, dep chm, Copyright Tbnl 1989-94; tstee, Nat/l Library of Scotland 1987-94; memb: Scottish Legal Aid Bd 1987-90; Scottish Valuation Advsry Cncl 1989-94; Hon LLD Glasgow 1998; Publications: The Law of Agricultural Holdings in Scotland, 1982, 3rd edn 1997; (ed) Scottish Planning Encyclopaedia, 1996; articles in legal jnls; b 25 Feb 1942, s of Thomas and Mary Gill, of Glasgow; m 1969 Catherine nee Fox and has issue of 5 sons and 1 dau; Address: 13 Lauder Road, Edinburgh EH9 2EN; Clubs: Reform, MCC.
Record Type(s): Members of the professions and the arts
The above taken from Burke’s
Peerage & Gentry
No 10: Privy Council Appointments 22 February 2002
The Honourable Lord Gill has succeeded the Right Honourable Lord Cullen as Lord Justice Clerk and the Honourable Lord Hamilton has been appointed an Inner House Judge.
Notes for Editors
Brian Gill: Born 1942 and educated at Glasgow University and Edinburgh University. QC (Scot), 1981; Chairman, Industrial Tribunals, 1981-88; Chairman, Committee of Investigation for Scotland (Agricultural Marketing), 1985-94; Keeper of the Advocates' Library, 1987-94; Trustee, National Library of Scotland, 1987-94; Deputy Chairman, Copyright Tribunal, 1989-94; Called to Bar, Lincoln's Inn, 1991. Senator of the College of Justice in Scotland since 1994; Chairman, Scottish Law Commission since 1996. Chairman, RSAMD, 1999-.