Election of members of Council 2008

Results of the constituency elections held this year

The Journal, May 2008, page 35

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I, David Cullen, Registrar of the Law Society of Scotland for the purpose of the election of members of the Council of the Society, hereby give notice that the undernoted persons have been duly elected as members of the Council of the Society for the following constituencies:

• Sheriff Court District of Aberdeen

Ms Jane MacEachran, Aberdeen City Council, Resources Management, Town House, Broad Street, Aberdeen. Graham G Matthews, Peterkins, 60 Market Place, Inverurie.

• Sheriff Court District of Airdrie

Ian Smart, Ian S Smart & Co, 3 Annan House, Town Centre, Cumbernauld.

• Sheriff Court Districts of Dumfries, Kirkcudbright and Stranraer

Peter A H Matthews, A B & A Matthews, Bank of Scotland Buildings, Newton Stewart. Ranald B Lindsay, Lindsay, 33 Buccleuch Street, Dumfries.

• Sheriff Court District of Edinburgh

Robert W Frazer, Drummond Miller, 31/32 Moray Place, Edinburgh.W Ruthven Gemmell, Murray Beith Murray, 39 Castle Street, Edinburgh. Ms Kim L Leslie, Digby Brown, 7 Albyn Place, Edinburgh. Ross A MacKay, HBJ Gateley Wareing (Scotland) LLP, 19 Canning Street, Edinburgh. Ms Christine McLintock, McGrigors, Princes Exchange, 1 Earl Grey Street, Edinburgh. Scott Miller, Allan McDougall, 3 Coates Crescent, Edinburgh. George Way, Beveridge & Kellas, 52 Leith Walk, Leith.

• Sheriff Court Districts of Hamilton and Lanark

Oliver Adair, Adair & Bryden, 2 Church Street, Larkhall.

• Sheriff Court Districts of Stonehaven, Peterhead and Banff

Norman Banski, Banski & Co, Royal Bank Buildings, Laurencekirk.

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