Policy

Procedure

Complaints Submission Form

Response Submission Form

Reply Submission Form

Basic Guide to DRS

Timetable

Decisions

Experts

High School of Glasgow 1964-1973; University of Glasgow - LLB (1976); University of Glasgow - LLM (1982); Europa Instituut, Universiteit van Amsterdam (1978)

Solicitor, Notary Public; Partner MacRoberts Solicitors IP & Technology Law Group (1984 - )

MEMBERSHIPS ETC.:

The Law Society of Scotland; The American Bar Association (Associate);

The Computer Law Association Inc.; The Licensing Executives Society;

Executive Council, Scottish Chapter, The Internet Society;

Nominet UK Independent Experts Panel; Global Cyberlaw Network;

The Union Internationale des Avocats; The United Kingdom Association for European Law;

Fellow of The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce;

Member of Joint Working Party of Scottish, English and Northern Irish Law Societies and Bars on Competition Law - Since 1981; Member CBI Competition Panel;

Co-ordinator Infobank Current Comment, Business Law Review; Member of Correspondents Panel, Computer Law and Security Report;

Member of various Law Society of Scotland committees;

Chairman of Scottish Lawyers European Group 1985 - 1995;

Accredited Specialist Intellectual Property Law;

Co-Chair of American Bar Association, International Business Law, IP Sub-Committee;

Member EuroITCounsel

PUBLICATIONS (IP Related):

Author of:-

"Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia" - "Competition - EEC Aspects" (Volume 4) 2nd Edition 2001.

Halsbury's Laws of England EU Competition Law Section (2001)

Numerous articles for publications including: Business Law Review; Copyright World; Internet Newsletter for Lawyers; Computer Law and Security Report; Information Security Bulletin; local, regional and national newspapers and business publications.

Executive Editor

Greens Scottish E-Commerce Handbook, December 2000 and supplements.

RADIO and TV

Number of appearances on BBC, local radio and US Cable channels

LECTURES

Very frequent speaker at professional and business conferences throughout the world including lectures in United States and in Australia.