Lynda Clark, Baroness Clark of Calton

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Lynda Margaret Clark, Baroness Clark of Calton , QC (born February 26, 1949 ) is a British judge and former politician.

life and career

Clark studied at Queens College, St Andrews (now University of Dundee ) jurisprudence and got in 1975 a PhD from the University of Edinburgh . From 1973 to 1977 she was a lecturer in law at the University of Dundee until she was admitted to the Scottish Bar in 1977 . She became a Crown Attorney in 1989 and was admitted to the English Bar's Inner Temple Bar in 1990 . From 1990 to 1993 she was a member of the Supervisory Board ( Board ) of the Scottish Legal Aid Board . She was a member of the Council of the University of Edinburgh from 1995 to 1997. She was Advocate General for Scotland from 1999 to 2006, after which she became a Judge at the Court of Session in Scotland .

Membership in the House of Commons

Clark first appeared in the 1992 general election for the constituency of Fife North East , which was held by Menzies Campbell , but without success. In the 1997 general election she was elected to the Edinburgh Pentlands constituency, replacing Malcolm Rifkind . From 1997 she was a member of the Select Committee on Public Administration .

For the 2005 general election she did not run, which made it possible for Alistair Darling to run for the new constituency of Edinburgh South West .

Membership in the House of Lords

On May 13, 2005 it was announced that she would be made a Life Peeress and on June 21, 2005 the title of Baroness Clark of Calton, of Calton in the City of Edinburgh was proclaimed. The official introduction to the House of Lords took place on July 13, 2005 with the support of Derry Irvine, Baron Irvine of Lairg and Patricia Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal . She gave her inaugural address on October 24, 2005. On the website of the House of Lords, she lists constitutional reform, the justice system, health policy, education and pensions as topics of political interest.

On October 18, 2006, Clark resigned as an Advocate General to become Senator of the College of Justice . She was succeeded by Neil Davidson, Baron Davidson of Glen Clova .

Their attendance on meeting days is in the low double-digit range shortly after their appointment, and later in the single-digit range. She last took part in a vote on January 18, 2006. As a senior member of the UK judiciary, she has been disqualified from attending since 2010.

Working in public

In 1975 she helped found the Scottish Legal Action Group .

Clark's since December 2008 estimator ( Assessor ) the Chancellor of Edinburgh Napier University . Her term of office will end at the same time as that of the Chancellor in July 2014. There she was honored with an honorary doctorate in law.

When the expenses for Scottish members of the House of Lords came up in November 2010, Clark was one of those who had received nothing.

Publications

  • The Role of the Advocate General for Scotland , in Human Rights and Scots Law: Comparative Perspectives on the Incorporation of the ECHR , 2002, Hart Publishing, ISBN 978-1841130446 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Baroness Clark of Calton Excerpt from the minutes of the House of Lords meeting of July 13, 2005
  2. ↑ A Dundee Celebration ( Memento of the original from April 9, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. University of Dundee publication , accessed October 8, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.dundee.ac.uk
  3. ↑ House of Lords: Members 'expenses Members' expenses on the House of Lords website , accessed October 7, 2011
  4. ↑ Still championing legal equality after 30 years ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 83 kB) Article on the Murraystable website , accessed on October 8, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.murraystable.com
  5. ↑ The Hon. Lady Clark of Calton Entry on the Edinburgh Napier University website , accessed October 8, 2012
  6. ^ The Hon Lady Clark of Calton Publication from Edinburgh Napier University , accessed October 8, 2012
  7. ↑ Scottish Lords claimed £ 2 million in the Telegraph's expenses article dated November 28, 2010
personal data
SURNAME Clark, Lynda, Baroness Clark of Calton
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Clark, Lynda Margaret, Baroness Clark of Calton (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British judge and politician (formerly Labor)
DATE OF BIRTH February 26, 1949