Presidential Address 2001

Sponsored by The Royal Bank of Scotland

Speaker

Lord Mackay of Clashfern (Honorary President, David Hume Institute)

"Are Lawyers Parasites?"

6.00pm 8 March 2001

Professor Brian Main, Director of The David Hume Institute said: "The Institute is delighted that Lord Mackay of Clashfern, one of the countrys leading authorities in the legal field and currently President of The David Hume Institute, will be giving his talk on 8 March. It is expected that his talk will provide a platform for discussion concerning the usefulness of the law, and lawyers in particular, in society."

Viscount Younger of Leckie, Chairman of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group, said, "Lord Mackay of Clashfern's presidential address will be of interest to many people - not only those in the legal profession. The Royal Bank of Scotland is pleased to be sponsoring this important event in the Institute's calendar."

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Lord Mackay of Clashfern - Lord Advocate of Scotland 1979-84: Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain 1987-97 and currently Chancellor of Heriot-Watt University.

Notes to Editors:

The views that will be expressed by the speaker are his own and do not commit the Trustees or Officers of the Institute in any way.