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Ronald David Mackay, Lord Eassie, PC (born 1945) is a Scottish lawyer and retired judge of the country's Supreme Courts, sitting in the Inner House of the Court of Session.
Lord Eassie | |
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 Eassie in 2018 | |
| Senator of the College of Justice | |
| In office 1997–2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1945 |
| Alma mater | University of St Andrews, University of Edinburgh |
| Profession | Advocate |
Mackay was educated at Berwickshire High School in Duns, Scotland,[1] and studied at the University of St Andrews (M.A. Hons.) and the School of Law of the University of Edinburgh (LL.B.).[2]
Mackay was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates (the Scottish Bar) in 1972. From 1979 to 1982, he worked in Luxembourg for the Court of Justice of the European Communities.[2] Mackay was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1986, serving as a prosecutor in the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service until 1990.[2]
In 1997, Mackay was appointed a Senator of the College of Justice and assumed the judicial title of Lord Eassie. On 15 July 2002 Lord Eassie succeeded Lord Gill as chairman of the Scottish Law Commission.[3][4] He was a reappointed to a second three-year term in August 2005.[5]
Lord Eassie resigned his position on the Law Commission in order to serve on the Inner House of the Court of Session.[6] He was appointed to the Privy Council on 19 October 2006.[1] He retired from the bench in 2015, and in 2016 became a trustee of the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland.[7]
Selected publications
- Discussion paper on rape and other sexual Offences, Scottish Law Commission Discussion Paper, Stationery Office, ISBN 0108881806
- Discussion Paper On Land Registration Void And Voidable Titles, Scottish Law Commission Discussion Paper, Stationery Office, 16 February 2004, ISBN 0-10-888132-6
- Report On Registration Of Rights In Security By Companies, Scottish Law Commission Report #197, Stationery Office, September 8, 2004, ISBN 0-10-292629-8
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In 1988, he married Annette Frenkel, with whom he has one son, Colin. He is a member of the New Club.
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