Kenneth Norrie (legal scholar)

Last updated

Kenneth McKenzie Norrie FRSE is a Scottish legal scholar. He is professor emeritus of law at the Strathclyde Law School, where he was formerly head of department. [1]

Contents

Career

Norrie's first academic post was a one year lecturer position at the University of Dundee 1982, then he took up a permanent position at University of Aberdeen the following year, then moved to Strathclyde in 1990. [2]

Professor Norrie is one of the foremost academics[ according to whom? ] in Scots Family Law and Scots Law of Delict. He has served as adviser to the Scottish Government in formulating family law legislation. [3]

In June 2017, he was the first witness to give evidence in public at the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry [4] and provided a report to examine how legal regulations had changed. [5]

Norrie co-authored 'The Law Relating to Parent and Child in Scotland' (ISBN 9780414018105), with the third edition of the book published 2014. [6] This work was recognised as significant in relation to family law, illuminating the fundamental principles and concepts of Scots law. [7] He wrote 'Reviews of Children's Hearings in Scotland' (ISBN: 9780414098824) with the fourth edition published in 2022. [8]

Norrie retired from his permanent position at Strathclyde Law School at the end of 2023, taking up an emeritus position at Strathclyde as Professor of Law. In February 2024, he gave a Valedictory Lecture on "40 years of developing LGBT legal rights". [9]

Awards and honours

Norrie was elected as a fellow of Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) in 2002. [10] He was awarded lecturer of the year of 2007 by The Firm Magazine. [11] [12]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Edinburgh Academy</span> Public school in Edinburgh, Scotland

The Edinburgh Academy is a private day school in Edinburgh, Scotland, which was opened in 1824. The original building, on Henderson Row in the city's New Town, is now part of the Senior School. The Junior School is on Arboretum Road to the north of the city's Royal Botanic Garden.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Solicitor General for Scotland</span> Law officer in Scotland

His Majesty's Solicitor General for Scotland is one of the Law Officers of the Crown, and the deputy of the Lord Advocate, whose duty is to advise the Scottish Government on Scots Law. They are also responsible for the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service which together constitute the Criminal Prosecution Service in Scotland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Edinburgh Law School</span> Law school in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Edinburgh Law School, founded in 1707, is a school within the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom dedicated to research and teaching in law. It is located in the historic Old College, the original site of the University. Two of the twelve currently sitting Supreme Court of the United Kingdom justices are graduates of Edinburgh, including the current President and Deputy President.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elish Angiolini</span> Scottish lawyer (born 1960)

Lady Elish Frances Angiolini is a Scottish lawyer who currently serves as Lord Clerk Register. Angiolini currently works at the University of Oxford and is a candidate in the 2024 University of Oxford Chancellor election. She was the Lord Advocate of Scotland from 2006 until 2011, having previously been Solicitor General since 2001. She was the first woman, the first procurator fiscal, and the first solicitor to hold either post. Since leaving office she has led several investigations and inquiries, including a review of deaths in police custody commissioned by the then-Home Secretary Theresa May and the Angiolini Inquiry into the murder of Sarah Everard, which reported in February 2024. Since September 2012, Angiolini has been the Principal of St Hugh's College, Oxford. She has been a pro-vice-chancellor of the University of Oxford since 2017 and is an Honorary Professor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She also served as Chancellor of the University of the West of Scotland from 2013 to 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">David Hope, Baron Hope of Craighead</span> British judge (born 1938)

James Arthur David Hope, Baron Hope of Craighead, is a retired Scottish judge who served as the Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General, Scotland's most senior judge, and later as first Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom from 2009 until his retirement in 2013. He had previously been the Second Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary. He served as Convenor of the Crossbench peers in the House of Lords from 2015 to 2019. From October 2015 to December 2023 and continuing, Lord Hope served as remunerated Chief Justice of Abu Dhabi Global Market Courts.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Robert Black (advocate)</span> Scottish lawyer

Robert Black is Professor Emeritus of Scots Law at the University of Edinburgh. He has been an Advocate in Scotland since 1972, was in practice at the Bar and became a QC in 1987.

Legal education in the United Kingdom is divided between the common law system of England and Wales and Northern Ireland, and that of Scotland, which uses a hybrid of common law and civil law.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anne Smith, Lady Smith</span> Scottish lawyer and judge

Anne Smith, Lady Smith, is a Scottish lawyer, and a retired Judge. Smith is currently the Chair of the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry.

Strathclyde Law School was established in 1964 and operates within the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences at the University of Strathclyde, in Glasgow, Scotland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dundee Law School</span>

The Dundee Law School is the law school of the University of Dundee in Scotland. It provides undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in Scots and English law, permitting students to qualify into all three United Kingdom legal jurisdictions. The law school traces its roots to the University of St. Andrews, and has placed in the top 15 law schools in the UK on the University League Tables. The school is based in the Scrymgeour Building—named for Henry Scrymgeour, a 16th-century legal philosopher from Dundee—while the Law Library is based in the libraries building, both on the university's main campus. The Law School is part of the wider School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Law at Dundee.

The Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) is the national human rights institution for Scotland. It was established by the Scottish Commission for Human Rights Act and started its work in 2008. The Commission is independent of the Scottish and UK Government, and of Parliament.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">University of Glasgow School of Law</span>

The School of Law at the University of Glasgow provides undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Law, and awards the degrees of Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws, LLM by Research, Master of Research (MRes) and Doctor of Philosophy, the degree of Doctor of Laws being awarded generally only as an honorary degree.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">University of Aberdeen School of Law</span>

The University of Aberdeen School of Law is the law school of University of Aberdeen, located in Aberdeen, Scotland. Established in 1495, it is consistently ranked among the top 10 law schools in the United Kingdom.

Neil Craig Walker is a Scottish lawyer who is currently the Regius Professor of Public Law and the Law of Nature and Nations at the School of Law of the University of Edinburgh. in 2009 he completed a review for the Scottish Government into the final appellate jurisdiction of the Scottish legal system.

Joseph McGeachy Thomson was a Scottish lawyer and academic. He was Regius Professor of Law at the University of Glasgow and a member of the Scottish Law Commission.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Patrick McGuire (solicitor)</span> Scottish solicitor and solicitor advocate

Patrick McGuire is a Scottish solicitor and solicitor advocate. He is a partner with personal injury law firm Thompsons Solicitors Scotland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alexis Jay</span> British academic

Alexandrina Henderson Farmer Jay, CBE is a British academic. She is visiting professor at the University of Strathclyde and the independent chair of the Centre for Excellence for Children's Care and Protection (CELCIS).

Kathleen Anne Marshall is a British solicitor and legal scholar, specialising in child law. From 1989 to 1994, she was director of the Scottish Child Law Centre. From 2004 to 2009, she was Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People. She has been involved in a number of inquiries into child abuse: she chaired the Edinburgh Inquiry into Abuse and Protection of Children in Care and she chaired the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation in Northern Ireland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry</span>

The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry was established in October 2015 to inquire into cases of abuse of children in care in Scotland. It was to report and make recommendations within four years by 2019. But this deadline was later changed to "as soon as reasonably practicable". Concerns have been raised about mounting costs and delays in the inquiry. Six years after the start of the on-going inquiry and long after the original deadline, Lady Smith released a report which was critical of the previous Scottish government for the 'woeful and avoidable' delay in setting up the inquiry.

William Adam Wilson FRSE was a Scottish lawyer who served as Professor of Scots Law at the University of Edinburgh. As an author he was known as W. A. Wilson and informally as Bill Wilson.

References

  1. ↑ "Professor Kenneth Norrie retires after 33 years at Strathclyde". Scottish Legal News. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  2. ↑ Norrie, Kenneth (14 December 2023). "Reflections on 41 Years an Academic". Strathclyde Law School . Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "Justice 1 Committee, Meeting, Family Law (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1". Scottish Parliament. 25 May 2005. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "Abuse inquiry: State tried to 'insulate' children in care". BBC News . 1 June 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  5. ↑ Ward, Sarah (20 September 2023). "Abuse inquiry 'initially hampered by unwillingness to acknowledge problem'". The Irish News . Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  6. ↑ Sheehan, Wendy; Dickson, David (14 April 2014). "Book reviews". Journal. Law Society of Scotland . Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  7. ↑ Cleland, Alison (2014). "Kenneth McK Norrie, THE LAW RELATING TO PARENT AND CHILD IN SCOTLAND". Edinburgh Law Review . 18 (3): 452–453. doi:10.3366/elr.2014.0239.
  8. ↑ Dickson, David (14 November 2022). "Book reviews: November 2022". Journal. Law Society of Scotland . Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  9. ↑ "40 years of developing LGBT legal rights - Kenneth Norrie Valedictory Lecture". Strathclyde Law School . Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  10. ↑ "Professor Kenneth Norrie". Royal Society of Edinburgh. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  11. ↑ "Govan Law in the honours at awards dinner" . The Herald . Glasgow. 17 September 2007. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  12. ↑ "Law awards of Scotland 2007". Edinburgh Law School . Retrieved 3 March 2024.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.