Professor Alan Paterson

Alan Paterson is a Professor of Law and Director of the Centre for Professional Legal Studies at Strathclyde University Law School, Scotland. He is the Chair of the International Legal Aid Group being the co-organiser for the five conferences of the Group in The Hague (1995), Edinburgh (1997), Vancouver (1999), Melbourne (2001) and Harvard (2003];

Professor Paterson is also:

• the Chair of the Legal Aid and Legal Services Group of the International Working Group on Comparative Legal Professions;
• the Chair of the Legal Services Group of Citizens Advice Scotland;
• currently serving as research adviser to the Scottish Legal Aid Board and to the Scottish Executive in relation to Community Legal Services;
• a consultant on the Legal Services Commission project on the Public Defence Service in England and Wales;
• a co-opted member of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland;
• a member of the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland.

Educated at Edinburgh and Oxford Universities and qualified as a solicitor in Scotland, he has published widely in the field of legal aid and legal services, including:

• Resourcing Civil Justice (OUP, 1996) (with T. Goriely);
• The Transformation of Legal Aid (OUP, 1999) (with F.Regan, T.Goriely & D.Fleming); and
• Paths to Justice Scotland (Hart Publishing, 2001) (with H.Genn).

Contact details:

Professor Alan Paterson,
The Law School,
Centre for Professional Legal Studies,
University of Strathclyde,
Lord Hope Building,
141 St James Road,
Glasgow,
Scotland G4 0LT,
Tel No: 0141 548-3341,
Fax No: 0141 552 4264,
E-mail address: prof.alan.paterson@strath.ac.uk

Frank Brady

Frank Brady is Director of Legal Aid in the Legal Aid Board in Ireland. His details will be published soon.