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Scottish Universities LAW Institute Limited

Scottish Universities LAW Institute Limited is an active UK company (number SC138353), incorporated 1992, with 13 current directors including Lynda Ann Towers and Dr Nicholas Iain Mckerrell. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 57

  1. Professor Sarah Poyntell Labudde Wolffe 2023-2026 Director View profile
  2. Jonathan Brown 2020-2023 Director View profile
  3. Dr Kirsty Jane Hood 2019-2024 Director View profile
  4. James Connolly 2019-2025 Director View profile
  5. Dr Adelyn Lorraine Mckenzie Wilson 2019-2023 Director View profile
  6. Alastair James Stuart Merrill 2016-2025 Director View profile
  7. Professor Derek Preston Auchie 2015-2019 Director View profile
  8. Dr Pierdomenico Da Gioia-Carabellese 2013-2019 Director View profile
  9. James Gordon Reid 2010-2019 Director View profile
  10. Alan William Eccles 2010-2025 Director View profile
  11. Kenneth Gilbert Cameron Reid 2009-2019 Director View profile
  12. Professor Ronald Allen Piper 2008-2017 Director View profile
  13. Josephine Ruth Bisacre 2008-2013 Director View profile
  14. Dr Maria O'Neill 2007-2010 Director View profile
  15. Murray Alexander Sinclair 2007-2018 Director View profile
  16. John Walter Graham Blackie 2007-2020 Director View profile
  17. Sarah Marjorie Hendry 2006-2007 Director View profile
  18. Mark Butler 2006-2008 Director View profile
  19. Professor Robin Evans-Jones 2006-2015 Director View profile
  20. Professor Thomas John Mullen 2005-2010 Director View profile
  21. Derek Preston Auchie 2004-2013 Director View profile
  22. Professor Fraser Davidson 2004-2005 Director View profile
  23. Colin Jack Tyre 2003-2010 Director View profile
  24. Professor Colin Roy Munro 2003-2009 Director View profile
  25. James Gerard Tunney 2001-2006 Director View profile
  26. Francis Mcmanus 2001-2013 Director View profile
  27. Professor Joseph Thomson 2000-2009 Director View profile
  28. Colin Crichton Campbell 2000-2004 Director View profile
  29. Dr Gavin Forbes Macleod Little 2000-2019 Director View profile
  30. Professor Rebecca Mairi Maclean Wallace 1999-2001 Director View profile
  31. Richard Mitchell Henderson 1998-2007 Director View profile
  32. David Rae Anderson 1997-2010 Director View profile
  33. Angus Mcallister 1997-1999 Director View profile
  34. John James Downes 1996-2001 Director View profile
  35. Linda Macpherson 1996-2007 Director View profile
  36. David Allan Brand 1995-2006 Director View profile
  37. Valerie Finch 1995-2013 Director View profile
  38. Dr Kenneth Mc Kenzie Norrie 1994-2007 Director View profile
  39. Gordon Middlemiss 1993-2000 Director View profile
  40. Jeffrey Edgar Mclachlan 1993-1995 Director View profile
  41. Robert Brodie 1993-1998 Director View profile
  42. Moira Elizabeth Macmillan 1993-2019 Director View profile
  43. James Walker Mcneil 1993-2003 Director View profile
  44. Stuart Garvie 1993-1997 Director View profile
  45. Elizabeth Jane Ryder 1993-1995 Director View profile
  46. Dr David John Corner 1993-2006 Director View profile
  47. Professor Francis Lyall 1993-2006 Director View profile
  48. Robert Arthur Burgess 1993-1994 Director View profile
  49. James Blythe Stewart 1993-1996 Director View profile
  50. Dr Enid Ann Marshall 1993-1999 Director View profile
  51. James Joseph Robertson 1993-1997 Director View profile
  52. Professor William Morrison Gordon 1993-2004 Director View profile
  53. George Lidderdale Gretton 1993-2003 Director View profile
  54. W & J Burness (Trustees) Limited 1992-1993 Corporate-director View profile
  55. Charlotte Directors Limited 1992-1993 Corporate-director View profile
  56. Pagan Macbeth 1994-1998 Corporate-secretary View profile
  57. Pagan Osborne Grace & Calders WS 1993-1994 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
19/05/1992
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

13 directors on the board

10.1y median 13.5y
average tenure
20.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (12)

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Professional services 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
SC138353
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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