Richard Scott

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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.

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]

Interests

  • 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."[2]

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Lord Scott of Foscote Parliament.UK, accessed 14 January 2015
  2. Politics and Business in the House of Lords Wall Street Journal, 10 November 2014, accessed 14 January 2015