Gerard Sinclair

Gerard Sinclair LLB is Chief Executive of the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (SCCRC).

Background

Gerard Sinclair is qualified in both Scots law and English law. As a solicitor in private practice for 19 years, and a senior partner with a Glasgow law firm, his legal experience covered all areas of criminal, civil and commercial litigation. He has served as a member of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland and is also involved on the Law Society Criminal Law Committee. In May 2006 he was appointed a part-time sheriff.

CCRC

Gerard Sinclair became the SCCRC's Chief Executive on June 30, 2003. He is responsible for the day to day management of the Commission, and for ensuring the efficient and expeditious progressing of the Commission's cases. The SCCRC is currently conducting a review of the conviction of Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi in the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing trial. The Commission is expected to complete the review in the first half of 2007, and its seven Board Members will then decide whether to refer the case back to the High Court of Justiciary for a fresh appeal.

External links

* [http://www.sccrc.org.uk/about/management.htm Management of the SCCRC]
* [http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2006/05/31101217 Appointment as part-time sheriff]