Good morning. I welcome everyone to the 15th meeting of the Justice Committee in this session of the Parliament and I ask everyone to switch off their mobile phones and other electronic devices, because they interfere with the broadcasting system even when they are switched to silent. No apologies for absence have been received.
Thank you, convener. It is a pleasure to be a member of the committee. As you might be aware, I was formerly a solicitor in private practice for nearly 30 years. Although I no longer hold the practising certificate, I remain a member of the Law Society of Scotland and of the Society of Writers to Her Majesty’s Signet. I have no other interests to declare.
Thank you.
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