Matthew Clarke, Lord Clarke

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Born1947
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow
ProfessionAdvocate

Matthew Gerard Clarke, Lord Clarke, PC was a

Supreme Courts of Scotland, sitting in the High Court of Justiciary and the Inner House of the Court of Session
.

Early life

Matthew Clarke Lord Clarke was educated at

Queen's Counsel. He served as a Judge of the Courts of Appeal of Jersey and Guernsey from 1995 to 2000.[1][2]

He was a member of the Consumer Credit Licensing Appeal Tribunal from 1976 to 2000, of the Estate Agents Tribunals from 1980 to 2000, and of the Trademarks Tribunal from 1995 to 2000, and was part-time Chairman of the Industrial Tribunals from 1987 to 2000. He was a member of the UK Delegation to the Council of the Bars and Law Societies of Europe from 1989 to 1999, serving as its Leader from 1992 to 1996 He was appointed an Honorary Fellow of the Europa Institute at the University of Edinburgh in 1995.[1]

Publications

Lord Clarke was the Scottish Editor of Sweet & Maxwell's Encyclopaedia of Consumer Law (1980), and has contributed to other publications, including:

  • Corporate Law: the European dimension (1991)
  • Butterworth's EC Legal Systems (1992)
  • Green's Guide to European Laws in Scotland (1995)
  • McPhail, Sheriff Court Practice (1999)
  • A True European: essays for Judge David Edward (2004)
  • Court of Session Practice (2005)

The Bench

Clarke was appointed a

Lord Justice General, Lord Hamilton.[3]
Lord Clarke was principal commercial judge in the Court of Session before being promoted to the He was a member of the Lands Valuation Appeal Court.

He sat on the Bench of the

See also

  • List of Senators of the College of Justice

References

  1. ^
    Scottish Court Service
    . Retrieved 23 August 2009.
  2. ^ a b c "Privy Council appointment of Lord Clarke QC". 10 Downing Street. 7 October 2008. Archived from the original on 27 December 2009. Retrieved 23 August 2009.
  3. ^ "Judge throws out World's End case". BBC News Online. 10 September 2007. Retrieved 23 August 2009.
  4. ^ "Supreme Court turns to the subs' bench". The Scotsman. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2011.