I am deeply honoured and proud to have been invited by Baroness Helena Kennedy QC, to join the brand new JUSTICE Scotland Council which launches in the heart of the capital’s legal community tonight. JUSTICE has been based in London for decades and has a formidable and well-deserved reputation for advising and becoming involve din matters of law connected with social justice. It’s a non-party affiliated charity which has an important role to play in the fast-changing legal landscape of Scotland. Tonight’s launch is by Lord Hope of Craighead, Deputy President of the UK Supreme Court and a fellow University of Strathclyde man. It’s a privilege to serve alongside him and other colleagues from the law, academia and other areas of Scottish life on this