Colin Sutherland, Lord Carloway

Main article: Corroboration in Scots law

In October 2010, Lord Carloway was asked by the then Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill to undertake a review of the Scottish criminal law following the decision by the UK Supreme Court in the case of Cadder v HM Advocate. The report was released in November 2011 and became known as the Carloway Review. ^[10] The Report did not immediately lead to the recommended abolition of the requirement for corroboration owing to considerable judicial opposition. ^[11]

Publications

He is an assistant editor of Green’s Litigation Styles and contributed the chapters on "Court of Session Practice" to the Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia and "Expenses" in Court of Session Practice. ^[3]

Personal life

Lord Carloway married Jane Turnbull in 1988, with whom he has two sons. He was the joint editor of Parliament House Portraits: the Art Collection of the Faculty of Advocates, and is a former president of the Scottish Arts Club. ^[3] He is the lead vocalist in, and plays bass guitar for, the Faculty of Advocates band, The Reclaimers. ^[12]

Honours

Lord Carloway is an Honorary Bencher of Lincoln's Inn in London and King's Inn in Dublin, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE). ^[13]

See also

• Corroboration in Scots law
• List of Senators of the College of Justice

References

1. "Lord President announces his intention to retire in 2025". scts_judiciary. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
2. "Birthday's today". The Telegraph. 20 May 2013. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2014. Lord Carloway, a Senator of the College of Justice in Scotland, 59
3. "Biographies - The Right Hon Lord Carloway". Scottish Court Service . Retrieved 23 August 2009.
4. "Privy Council appointment of Lord Colin". 10 Downing Street. 10 September 2008. Archived from the original on 8 October 2009. Retrieved 23 August 2009.
5. "Lord Carloway appointed Lord Justice Clerk". www.scotcourts.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
6. "Appointment of Lord Justice Clerk" (Press release). The Scottish Government. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
7. "Lord Carloway appointed as Lord President - Scotland's most senior judge". BBC. BBC News. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
8. "Lord President announces his intention to retire in 2025". scts_judiciary. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
9. "Scotland's slavery role cannot be glossed over, Lord Carloway says". BBC News. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
10. "Carloway review says end corroboration in crime cases". BBC. BBC News. 17 November 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
11. Lord President Lord Gill’s evidence to the Justice Committee Wednesday 20 November 2013 https://www.parliament.scot/api/sitecore/CustomMedia/OfficialReport?meetingId=9164 Retrieved 8 October 2024
12. "Definitive proof the law is a racket". The Scotsman. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2018– via PressReader.
13. "The Right Hon Lord Carloway". scts_judiciary. Retrieved 3 May 2022.

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The Right Honourable Lord Carloway PC FRSE
Lord President of the Court of Session Lord Justice General
In office 18 December 2015 –3 February 2025

Legal offices
Preceded by Lord Gill	Lord Justice Clerk 2012–2015	Succeeded by Lady Dorrian
Preceded by Lord Gill	Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General 2015–2025	Succeeded by Lord Pentland
Order of precedence in Scotland
Preceded by Lord Nicholas Windsor as Son of the Duke of Kent	Gentlemen as Lord President	Succeeded by Lord Mackay of Clashfern as Lord Clerk Register