Shona Haldane, Lady Haldane

The Honourable
Lady Haldane
Senator of the College of Justice
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 March 2021
Nominated byNicola Sturgeon
As First Minister
MonarchsElizabeth II, Charles III

Shona Haldane, Lady Haldane is a Scottish judge who has been a Senator of the College of Justice since 2021.[1][2]

Biography

Haldane was educated at St George's School, Edinburgh, an all-girls independent school, where she became head girl.[3] She studied law at the University of Edinburgh, graduating in 1987.[2][4] Having completed her training, she was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1996.[2] She specialised in civil law, including commercial law, personal injury and public law.[4] She took silk as a Queen's Counsel (QC) in 2010.[2]

In February 2021, it was announced that Haldane was to be made a Senator of the College of Justice.[1][5]

In December 2023, she was the judge who sat on the case about the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill in the Outer House of Court of Session, where she ruled that it was lawful for the UK Government to overrule the Scottish Parliament under section 35 of the Scotland Act 1998.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Three new Senators of the College of Justice appointed". www.scotcourts.gov.uk. Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Lady Haldane". judiciary.scot. The Judiciary of Scotland. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  3. ^ "ALUMNAE NEWS: Lady of the law - Shona Haldane QC". The Dragon Magazine (6). May 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b "New senators installed at Parliament House ceremony". Scottish Legal News. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Shona Haldane QC appointed Senator". amadvocates.co.uk. Arnot Manderson Advocates. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Petition of the Scottish Ministers for Judicial Review of the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill". scts_judiciary. Retrieved 2023-12-08.