Malcolm Morison, Lord Morison
Alastair Malcolm Morison, Lord Morison (12 February 1931 – 31 July 2005) was a Scottish lawyer and judge. He was a Senator of the College of Justice in Scotland from 1985 to 1997.[1]
Biography[edit]
The son of Sir Ronald Peter Morison QC and the grandson of Thomas Morison, Lord Morison, Malcolm Morison was educated at Cargilfield School, Winchester College, and the University of Edinburgh.[1][2] He was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1956 and devilled to George Emslie, later Lord Emslie.[1] At the bar, he was nicknamed "tiger" for his fierce advocacy.[1] He became a Queen's Counsel in 1968.[citation needed]
Morison became a Senator of the College of Justice in 1985, taking the same judicial title as his grandfather. As a judge, he was often critical of the Scottish Executive.[2] He retired in 1997.[citation needed]
After his retirement, Lord Morison continued to sit in the High Court and the Court of Session as a retired judge until 2004, when he resigned in protest against the increased use of temporary judges, arguing that the practice undermined the independence of the judiciary.[3][4] He also complained about the difficulty of claiming payment for his expenses.[3][4]
Lord Morison died of cancer a year later, in 2005.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Lord Morison". The Herald. 3 August 2005.
- ^ a b "Forthright Tiger with a taste for legal controversy". The Times. 15 July 2004.
- ^ a b "Judge quits over 'stand-in' use". BBC News. 14 July 2004.
- ^ a b "Judge quits over rise in temporary Scots posts". The Times. 15 July 2004.
- ^ "Former High Court judge Lord Morison dies after cancer fight". The Herald. 3 August 2005.