Four prominent lawyers appointed FRSE

Three professors of law, and the current Lord Advocate, are among 62 new Fellows announced for 2019 by the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland's National Academy.

Christine Bell, Professor of Constitutional Law and Assistant Principal (Global Justice), University of Edinburgh; Lesley Jane Smith, solicitor and partner, Weber Steinhaus & Smith and Professor of Law, Leuphana University Luneburg (a specialist in space law who collaborates with scientists and lawyers at the University of Strathclyde, and who is named a Corresponding Fellow); and James Chalmers, Regius Professor of Law at the University of Glasgow, are appointed FRSE along with James Wolffe QC, Lord Advocate and a former Dean of the Faculty of Advocates.

The 62 new Fellows join an existing fellowship of more than 1,600 individuals who give their time and expertise for free to support the RSE in delivering its mission of “knowledge made useful”.

President of the RSE, Professor Dame Anne Glover, said: “The calibre of our Fellows never ceases to amaze me and this year is no different. For such a small country we surpass ourselves with the talent and expertise that exists across our academic, cultural and business landscape. All of our Fellows are assets, not just to the RSE but to Scotland and the rest of the world.”

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