Meet the team
Throughout your time on our TCPD training modules, you will have the opportunity to interact with a variety of experts who specialise in topics including: commercial awareness, anti-money laundering, client relations, and ethics. We’ve gathered an impressive team to deliver this programme and share their expertise with you—have a look through the profiles below to learn more about us and how we contribute to the modules. The programme will also have specialist feedback from Law Society solicitors and others.
We look forward to working together and getting to know you over the course of the programme.
Law Society TCPD Team
Sarah McFarlane
Sarah joined the CPD Projects team at the Law Society in August of 2023. She holds a Degree of Higher Education from Edinburgh Napier, where she studied Digital Media. As Project Coordinator Sarah organises and develops a range of the...
Louis Fairweather
Louis holds an LLM from the University of Glasgow and an MSc in Human Rights and Diplomacy. He has previously worked as a paralegal in the private sector and has held various roles with the European Court of Human Rights,...
Module 1 Trainers
Ryan McCuaig
Ryan McCuaig is an associate in the Litigation and Regulatory team at DLA Piper, with a particular focus on complex commercial disputes involving court and alternative dispute resolution (ADR). He regularly represents clients in the Scottish Sheriff Courts and in...
Katie White
Katie is a solicitor in the Commercial Dispute Resolution team at Shakespeare Martineau, based in the firm's Birmingham office. She acts for a broad range of clients, including universities, SMEs, and corporate clients, across a wide range of commercial disputes....
Ally Thomson
Ally is a non-practising Scottish lawyer who has worked in technology and online projects since 2005. He is the Senior Tutor of the "Introduction to Legal Innovation and Technology" Diploma course at Glasgow University Law School. He was previously a...
Naeema Yaqoob Sajid
Naeema, has over 20 years of experience in the Scottish legal sector. She commenced her career as a Procurator Fiscal Depute and later moved to the private sector where she specialised in child and family law and became a partner...
Aidan Morrison
For over 20 years I've worked with leaders in high demand roles. Running their businesses, then as a consultant and coach. Now, I work with heads of legal firms, CEOs of professional service businesses, doctors and surgeons through to startup...
Module 2 Trainers
Thembe McInnes
Thembe is Group Managing Lawyer within Dentons Helix and a member of Dentons first ever Shadow Executive Team. Thembe specialises in commercial contracts with several years' experience gained as in-house legal counsel before joining Dentons Helix. Thembe is passionate about...
Fraser Sinclair
Fraser was a formative member of the Law Society of Scotland AML Team, helping to design the original processes and procedures underpinning the supervisory regime for legal firms in Scotland, and undertaking inspections of firms’ policies, controls and procedures on...
Laura Irvine
As Head of the Regulatory Team at Davidson Chalmers Stewart and a Criminal Solicitor Advocate, I represent corporate clients and individuals who find themselves in trouble with the Regulators: whether the police, HSE, SEPA, ICO or any of the other...
Module 3 Trainers
Greg McEwen
Greg worked in private practice for seven years before joining the Society in November 2017 in a regulatory role. Prior to joining the Society he worked for two large Scottish commercial firms, predominantly dealing with civil court and personal injury matters.
David Simpson
David joined the Law Society in September 2017 in a regulatory role as part of the Professional Conduct Team. Prior to joining the Law Society David practised in the fields of employment law, mental health law and criminal law working...
Paul Murray
Born in Edinburgh Paul Murray has been an actor since 1989. He has worked for various theatre companies including the Royal Lyceum and the Traverse theatre. During his career he has enjoyed working in training and Roleplay work with various...
Hazel Murray
Born in Dundee, Hazel attended Dundee College way back in the mists of time. Since then she has worked as an actor in lots of different areas. She was a founder member of Secret Theatre; a group that integrated young...
Module 4 Trainer
Scott Foster
After a 35-year career in banking with RBS, I took time out in 2020 to look at building and developing my own training and management consultancy business. This saw me working and consulting with law firms throughout Scotland on developing...
Module 5 Trainer
Adrian Barker
Adrian’s coaching and facilitation style is result focused. Supportive yet challenging, he uses his leadership experience and extensive personal development to inspire current and future leaders to deliver to their full potential. Adrian has 25 years’ experience of working in,...
Module 6 Trainer
Catherine Bowie
Catherine is a trainer in soft skills and works in both the private and public sector all over the UK. She offers Open Courses in Customer Service and Sales related subjects and also tailor creates in-house training programmes for a...
Module 7 Trainers
Kirsty Giles
Kirsty is a psychotherapist specializing in children and young people and a trainer and a project manager working across Scotland to reduce violence. Kirsty is also a member of the Trauma-Aware Law team who work to improve the justice system...
James Docherty
James is the Community Justice Advisor. The Community Justice Scotland Advisor role is a cross team functional post that aims to ensure all work is fully aligned to Community Justice Scotland values and is community focused. The Advisor is responsible...
Register today
If you are looking to select a single module or a selection of modules, contact tcpd@lawscot.org.uk. To register for the complete programme, click below and select your preferred training day dates (please note that Module 2: Ethics must be one of the modules selected on the package).