Academics and practitioners to take Strathclyde chairs
Strathclyde Law School has announced a number of professorial appointments, including visiting professorships, in the areas of human rights, public and administrative law.
Katie Boyle has been appointed Professor of Human Rights Law and Social Justice. Joining from the University of Stirling, her research addresses legalisation of economic and social rights in different constitutional settings. She has served as expert adviser to governments and other bodies, on the First Minister’s Advisory Group on Human Rights Leadership in Scotland and has now been appointed by the Scottish Government as independent expert to advise on forthcoming Scottish human rights legislation.
Simon Halliday rejoins Strathclyde from the University of York as Professor of Socio-Legal Studies. a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, his research focuses on administrative justice and legal culture.
Lynda Towers joins as a visiting professor. Most recently Director of Public Law at Morton Fraser, she spent much of her career working for the Scottish Government, followed by eight years as solicitor to the Scottish Parliament where she advised on matters of legislative competence and on wider issues of public law.
Also becoming a visiting professor, Paul Cackette is a former director of Legal Services and former chief planning reporter in the Scottish Government. He led reform of the civil justice system for the Government between 2003 and 2008, and was awarded a CBE in 2021 for services to the Scottish Government.
Welcoming them, Professor Adelyn Wilson, head of Strathclyde Law School, commented: “Katie and Simon are leading and highly respected academics, with a commitment to engaging and working with the legal profession. Lynda and Paul have each enjoyed exceptional careers, are experts in the public law, and their professional experiences are invaluable. Individually and collectively these professorial appointments add huge depth to our teaching, research and outreach capabilities.”