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Lord '''Colin Boyd''' (born 07 June 1953) was Lord Advocate for Scotland from 2000 until his resignation in October 2006. He worked as an advocate depute from 1993 to 1995. He was then solicitor general for Scotland from May 1997 until his appointment as the lord advocate. In April 2006 he was appointed to the House of Lords.<ref>BBC, "[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/5407032.stm "Top law officer resigns from post]," 04 October 2006, accessed 25 November 2008.</ref> | Lord '''Colin Boyd''' (born 07 June 1953) was Lord Advocate for Scotland from 2000 until his resignation in October 2006. He worked as an advocate depute from 1993 to 1995. He was then solicitor general for Scotland from May 1997 until his appointment as the lord advocate. In April 2006 he was appointed to the House of Lords.<ref>BBC, "[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/5407032.stm "Top law officer resigns from post]," 04 October 2006, accessed 25 November 2008.</ref> | ||
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| − | Consultant,<ref>Dundas and Wilson, [http://www.dundas-wilson.com/publications/files/dw_cms_1314.pdf D&W Press Release, May 2007], accessed 25 November 2008.</ref> [[Dundas and Wilson]] (http://www.dundas-wilson.com/) - Legal firm | + | Consultant,<ref>Dundas and Wilson, [http://www.dundas-wilson.com/publications/files/dw_cms_1314.pdf D&W Press Release, May 2007], accessed 25 November 2008.</ref> [[Dundas and Wilson]] (http://www.dundas-wilson.com/) - Legal firm. Approved by [[ACOBA]] "on the basis that he would be bound by the Code of Conduct for Scottish Solicitors and the Solicitors’ Practice Rules (soon to be replaced by the Solicitors’ Code of Conduct) and given his undertaking, which they welcomed, that he would not be personally involved in lobbying Ministers or officials in either the UK Government or the Scottish Executive for 12 months after leaving office"<ref> [http://acoba.independent.gov.uk/media/acoba/assets/acobaninthreport2006_08.pdf The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Ninth Report 2006-2008] ''Advisory Committee on Business Appointments'', accessed 5 November 2014 </ref> |
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==Publications, Contact, Resources and Notes== | ==Publications, Contact, Resources and Notes== | ||
Latest revision as of 21:33, 3 March 2015
Lord Colin Boyd (born 07 June 1953) was Lord Advocate for Scotland from 2000 until his resignation in October 2006. He worked as an advocate depute from 1993 to 1995. He was then solicitor general for Scotland from May 1997 until his appointment as the lord advocate. In April 2006 he was appointed to the House of Lords.[1]
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Background
Biographical Information
History
Current activities
Views
Affiliations
Consultant,[2] Dundas and Wilson (http://www.dundas-wilson.com/) - Legal firm. Approved by ACOBA "on the basis that he would be bound by the Code of Conduct for Scottish Solicitors and the Solicitors’ Practice Rules (soon to be replaced by the Solicitors’ Code of Conduct) and given his undertaking, which they welcomed, that he would not be personally involved in lobbying Ministers or officials in either the UK Government or the Scottish Executive for 12 months after leaving office"[3]
Publications, Contact, Resources and Notes
Publications
Contact
- Address:
- Phone:
- Email:
- Website:
Resources
- BBC, ""Top law officer resigns from post," 04 October 2006, accessed 25 November 2008.
- Dundas and Wilson, D&W Press Release, May 2007, accessed 25 November 2008.
- Ungoed-Thomas, Jon, et al., "Revealed: how minister cashed in on contacts," The Sunday Times, 23 November 2008, accessed 24 November 2008.
Notes and References
- ↑ BBC, ""Top law officer resigns from post," 04 October 2006, accessed 25 November 2008.
- ↑ Dundas and Wilson, D&W Press Release, May 2007, accessed 25 November 2008.
- ↑ The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Ninth Report 2006-2008 Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, accessed 5 November 2014
