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Scott was a distinguished lawyer and judge, he was called to the Queen's Council in 1975, appointed Lord Justice of Appeal in 1991, Vice-chancellor to the Supreme Court in 1994, Head of Civil Justice in 1995 and Lord of Appeal in Ordinary in 2000. He retired from the British courts in 2009.<ref name="parl"> [http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-scott-of-foscote/2557 Lord Scott of Foscote] ''Parliament.UK'', accessed 14 January 2015 </ref> | Scott was a distinguished lawyer and judge, he was called to the Queen's Council in 1975, appointed Lord Justice of Appeal in 1991, Vice-chancellor to the Supreme Court in 1994, Head of Civil Justice in 1995 and Lord of Appeal in Ordinary in 2000. He retired from the British courts in 2009.<ref name="parl"> [http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-scott-of-foscote/2557 Lord Scott of Foscote] ''Parliament.UK'', accessed 14 January 2015 </ref> | ||
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| + | In 1996 Scott was the author of the landmark [[Scott Report]] into the arms to Iraq scandal.<ref> [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3713228.stm Who are the Law Lords?] ''BBC News'', 4 October, 2004, accessed 14 January 2015 </ref> | ||
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*Judge of Civil and Commercial Court of Qatar.<ref name="parl"/> When asked about this role by the ''Wall Street Journal'', Scott said; "It is correct that my remuneration as a judge of the Qatar of the Civil and Commercial Court is from the state of Qatar. However this is no different from my remuneration from the British Government when I was a member of the Judicial Committee of the House of Lords."<ref> [http://graphics.wsj.com/house-of-lords/ Politics and Business in the House of Lords] ''Wall Street Journal'', 10 November 2014, accessed 14 January 2015 </ref> | *Judge of Civil and Commercial Court of Qatar.<ref name="parl"/> When asked about this role by the ''Wall Street Journal'', Scott said; "It is correct that my remuneration as a judge of the Qatar of the Civil and Commercial Court is from the state of Qatar. However this is no different from my remuneration from the British Government when I was a member of the Judicial Committee of the House of Lords."<ref> [http://graphics.wsj.com/house-of-lords/ Politics and Business in the House of Lords] ''Wall Street Journal'', 10 November 2014, accessed 14 January 2015 </ref> | ||
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Richard Scott (Lord Scott of Foscote) is a crossbench peer in the House of Lords, joining on the 17 July 2000.
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Career
Scott was a distinguished lawyer and judge, he was called to the Queen's Council in 1975, appointed Lord Justice of Appeal in 1991, Vice-chancellor to the Supreme Court in 1994, Head of Civil Justice in 1995 and Lord of Appeal in Ordinary in 2000. He retired from the British courts in 2009.[1]
Scott Inquiry
In 1996 Scott was the author of the landmark Scott Report into the arms to Iraq scandal.[2]
Qatar
- Judge of Civil and Commercial Court of Qatar.[1] When asked about this role by the Wall Street Journal, Scott said; "It is correct that my remuneration as a judge of the Qatar of the Civil and Commercial Court is from the state of Qatar. However this is no different from my remuneration from the British Government when I was a member of the Judicial Committee of the House of Lords."[3]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lord Scott of Foscote Parliament.UK, accessed 14 January 2015
- ↑ Who are the Law Lords? BBC News, 4 October, 2004, accessed 14 January 2015
- ↑ Politics and Business in the House of Lords Wall Street Journal, 10 November 2014, accessed 14 January 2015
