Hector L MacQueen
Hector MacQueen is a publicly appointed Scottish Law Commissioner, legal scholar and leading expert on intellectual property. He is Vice President (Humanities) of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and a trustee and former executive director of Scottish neoliberal think tank, the David Hume Institute (DHI).
A member of the Edinburgh University Law School since 1979, MacQueen has taken a leave of absence from his post as Professor of Private Law to carry out his full-time duties at the Scottish Law Commission until 2014.[1] This independent law reform body makes recommendations to improve, simplify and update the laws of Scotland. Its appointments are ‘made on merit and political activity plays no part in the process’ however appointees must publicly declare any political activity, in line with the Nolan recommendations. A Scottish government press release announcing MacQueen’s selection in September 2009 stated neither he nor another appointee 'had undertaken any political activities over the past five years'. He is paid £105,668 per annum.[2]
Career
- Scottish Law Commissioner at Scottish Law Commission (2009-2014)
- Vice-President (Humanities) of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (2008-2011)
- Visiting Professor, Stetson University College of Law (2007 — 2009)
- Dean of Research and Deputy Head of the College of Humanities and Social Science in Edinburgh University (2004-2008)
- Director of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Research Centre in *Intellectual Property and Technology Law (SCRIPT) (2002-2007)
- Chair, Scottish Records Advisory Council (2001-2004)
- Dean of the Edinburgh Law School (1999-2003)
- Literary Director, Stair Society (1999- )
- Representative Member, Advisory Panel on Public Sector (1995-)
- Scottish Representative on the UK Justice Ministry Advisory Panel on Public Sector Information (2004-)
- Scottish representative, Commission on European Contract Law (1995-2001)
- Appointed Professor of Private Law, Edinburgh University (1994- )
- Member of IP Accreditation Panel, The Law Society of Scotland, (1990-2010)
- Contributor, European Intellectual Property Review (1983-2010)
Notes
- ↑ University of Edinburgh, School of Law, Academic staff: Hector MacQueen, accessed 10 June, 2010
- ↑ Scottish Government news release dated 28/09/09, Scottish Law Commission, accessed 10 June 2010.
