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. 

 

Sarah McFarlane
CPD Projects Coordinator
Law Society of Scotland
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
CPD Legal Researcher
Law Society of Scotland
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,...
Ally Thomson
Director
Hey Legal
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...
Laura Irvine
Partner
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...
Mandy Aulak
Solicitor in England and Wales, Director and Co-Founder
Talem Law
Mandy co-founded Talem Law, a virtual boutique law firm in 2017. She practices in Employment Law and Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND). Mandy’s 20 plus year career encompasses working in both private practice for magic circle and international law...
Sean Kennedy
Barrister, Director and Co-Founder of Talem Law
Talem Law
Sean is a barrister at Talem Law, a firm that focuses on the practice areas of special educational and employment law. The firm has specialities in disability issues in the classroom and during employment. He gained first-hand experience of SEN...
Ryan McCuaig
Associate
CMS
Ryan is an Associate in the Infrastructure, Construction and Energy(ICE) Disputes team. He is dual qualified in Scots and English law. Ryan acts for contractor and developer clients across multiple dispute resolution procedures including high value court actions, arbitrations, adjudications,...
Fraser Sinclair
Director of Risk and Compliance & MLRO
Morton Fraser MacRoberts
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 behalf of the Society. As part of our TCPD modules, Fraser leads feedback on the anti-money laundering research task for Module 2.
Hazel Murray
Actor
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...
Paul Murray
Actor
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...
Scott Foster
Chief Operating Officer
Balfour + Manson
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...

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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).

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