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Board

Elected unpaid members who responsible for the Charity.

Gerald Murphy

Chairman

Born and educated in New Zealand. Gerald was the founder of this project and involved from inception (...)

Born and educated in New Zealand. Gerald was the founder of this project and involved from inception. He is involved in commercial debt litigation both in Scotland and England through his role as Director of Chamberlain McBain. Gerald is the secretary for the Institute of Credit Management, East of Scotland Branch. He has a son (33) in New Zealand and a daughter aged 18 - going on 30! During his free time he likes to travel and DIY.

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Lewis Richardson

Secretary
Lewis is a Senior Associate and Solicitor Advocate with BTO Solicitors.

The Rt. Hon Lady Leeona Dorrian

Lady Dorrian is the first female Lord Justice Clerk (second most senior judge in Scotland) and a Sen (...)

Lady Dorrian is the first female Lord Justice Clerk (second most senior judge in Scotland) and a Senator in the Supreme Court of Scotland. She was also the first female Advocate Depute (High Court prosecutor). Lady Dorrian was born in Edinburgh and became an advocate in 1981. She was appointed Queen's Counsel (QC) in 1994 and was called to the English Bar in 1991. In 2002 she assumed her first post as a Judge. During her free time she has a love for sailing and owns a 35' sailing boat on the West of Scotland where she enjoys visiting remote bays, spotting puffins and dolphins and hiding from strong winds.

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Kirsty Waughman

Treasurer

Kirsty is originally from south of Glasgow and has always had a keen interest in the legal professio (...)

Kirsty is originally from south of Glasgow and has always had a keen interest in the legal profession. After completing her undergraduate degree at the University of Dundee and Diploma in Professional Legal Practice at the University of Strathclyde, Kirsty joined Thorntons Law LLP in 2017. Kirsty is now a solicitor with Thorntons in their Commercial Litigation team. Kirsty regularly appears in the Sheriff Court in a wide range of commercial actions. Kirsty became involved in the School Mock Court Project in 2019 as Tayside Regional Representative and is looking forward to taking her place on the Board.

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Non-Board Management Members

Management Team with specific responsibilities who report to the Board

Stephen Waclawski

Director of Writings

Stephen Waclawski qualified as a solicitor in 2007 and became a solicitor advocate in 2016. He has b (...)

Stephen Waclawski qualified as a solicitor in 2007 and became a solicitor advocate in 2016. He has been a court practitioner since he qualified, representing clients before Tribunals and the Sheriff Court and Court of Session. He is experienced in giving advice on disputes, but particularly Personal Injury litigation, Clinical Negligence litigation and Professional Discipline and Regulation. He works as a lawyer for the NHS. Stephen has been working with the School Mock Court Case Project since 2014/15. He has assisted rewriting the Seniors project from 2016/17 onwards, the juniors project from 2017/18 onwards, and in 2017/18 was part of the team which wrote the problem question for the Transatlantic Mock Court Competition in New York. He has tutored seniors teams most years in the Seniors Competition. He was part of the team which gave the advanced advocacy course to selected pupils in 2017/18, 2019/20 and 2021/22. He tutors the Scotland teams which have competed at the International Criminal Law Mooting Competitions, and the Scotland Team for the Transatlantic Mock Court Competition in New York in 2017/18. He assists in training the tutors for the Seniors project. Stephen is also a co-conspirator with Mr Murphy for ideas to develop and improve the Projects.

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Jordan Smith

Director of Youth Engagement

Jordan competed in the senior project in S5 and been a member of the Scotland team for the Internati (...)

Jordan competed in the senior project in S5 and been a member of the Scotland team for the International Moot Court in The Hague, Jordan was involved in the School Mock Court Project as a participant before becoming more involved in tutoring and engagement roles. It was the project which cultivated his interest and lead him toward studying law at the University of Edinburgh with an aim to working in litigation. In his other pursuits, Jordan is a member of the university’s Mooting Society, a rugby enthusiast and a keen piper.

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Irina Vlădescu

Director of International Accreditation

Irina is a teacher from Romania and has been teaching English as a foreign language for the past 10 (...)

Irina is a teacher from Romania and has been teaching English as a foreign language for the past 10 years. She was awarded summa cum laude when she finished her PhD studies at the Faculty of Letters, University of Bucharest, and magna cum laude when she finished her PhD studies at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Bucharest. She took part in many educational projects: A Smile in a Box, Recycling Patrol, Stop Cyberbullying, A Healthy Lifestyle, Uncensored – an anti-drug project, Say STOP to violence. She encouraged her students to take a course related to improving their public speaking skills and one related to the use of online platforms during the Covid-19 pandemic. She coordinated an Erasmus+ project: BEST – Inclusive Education for Children with Specific Needs and Newly Arrived. She is at the highest level of a teaching career in Romania. She has obtained all the required professional degrees.

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Iain Dalglish

Child Protection Designated Person

Iain lives in Musselburgh. He is married to Susan and they have two grown up children, Ruairidh and (...)

Iain lives in Musselburgh. He is married to Susan and they have two grown up children, Ruairidh and Mhairi. Prior to retirement he had been Headteacher of King’s Park Primary School in Dalkeith for 16 years. Iain was Lead Examiner for the Mock Court Case project for the past 8 years and his other interests include chairing Education Appeals’ Committee meetings. For his leisure time he enjoys hillwalking and cycle touring – most recently the NC 500 and the Hebridean Way. As the Child Protection Designated Person, he can be contacted directly by clicking HERE

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Regional Representatives

Regional representatives work with The Board to help administer the programme (Juniors and Seniors) in their locality. This will include recruiting and assigning tutors and liaising with the courts. * Also includes a Seniors programme

Joanna Lang

Aberdeen *

On completion of her undergraduate degree at the University of Aberdeen, Joanna joined a law firm in (...)

On completion of her undergraduate degree at the University of Aberdeen, Joanna joined a law firm in Aberdeen where she completed her traineeship in September 2012 and qualified as a solicitor within the commercial litigation team. During this time Joanna regularly appeared in sheriff courts throughout Scotland in a wide range of civil matters, including personal injury, debt recovery and building disputes. In November 2017 Joanna decided to move into the field of construction litigation, where she is now an associate in a large international law firm. Outside of work she enjoys visiting new countries, experimenting in the kitchen and relaxing with friends and family. After being a tutor on the Mock Court Project and seeing first-hand how engaged the children were in the Project, Joanna is delighted to represent Aberdeen and to help promote the continued success of the Project

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Rob Lee

Ayr

Rob Lee is an experienced primary teacher who qualified in 2005. After moving to Scotland in 2019, (...)

Rob Lee is an experienced primary teacher who qualified in 2005. After moving to Scotland in 2019, he became involved in the Mock Court Project and immediately recognised the many benefits it provides: the incredible learning opportunities, the positive impact upon pupils and the skills it fosters for learning, life and the world of work.

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Isobella Montgomery

Glasgow Juniors

The Schools Mock Cort Project is an exemplary IDL Project offering a wealth and depth of learning fo (...)

The Schools Mock Cort Project is an exemplary IDL Project offering a wealth and depth of learning for young people. Having been involved with the project for almost 10 years I would highly recommend taking part. Young people who have taken part in the project have said that this was the best thing they'd ever done at Primary School.

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Callum Totten

Glasgow Seniors*

I'm a teacher of Modern Studies at the High School of Glasgow. I have been involved with the Mock Co (...)

I'm a teacher of Modern Studies at the High School of Glasgow. I have been involved with the Mock Court competition for the past four years, during which time I have enjoyed taking teams through the process and learned a lot about the legal system in the process!

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Daryle Dickson

Hamilton

Daryle qualified as a solicitor in 2015 having completed her traineeship with North Lanarkshire Coun (...)

Daryle qualified as a solicitor in 2015 having completed her traineeship with North Lanarkshire Council. She now works in the Litigation Team with South Lanarkshire Council and regularly appears at Lanark, Glasgow and Hamilton Sheriff Court. In her spare time, Daryle enjoys spending time with her husband and their two daughters. She also enjoys walking her dog, Molly. Daryle first became involved in the School Mock Court Project in 2018 as a tutor and is very much delighted to be the representative for the Hamilton Region.

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Eve Cooper

Inverness

Eve was born in Kent, England and moved to the Highlands of Scotland at age 9. Eve studied at the Un (...)

Eve was born in Kent, England and moved to the Highlands of Scotland at age 9. Eve studied at the University of Aberdeen where she obtained a Master of Arts in History. Following on from this, Eve commenced her law exams with the Law Society of Scotland whilst working as a Trainee Solicitor. Eve predominantly works in the Private Client department dealing with all aspects of wills, powers of attorney, trusts, executries and guardianships. In her spare time, Eve enjoys walking her dogs, travelling the world and has a particular soft spot for musical theatre. Eve is delighted to be the regional representative for Inverness and is looking forward to bringing law into local schools and encouraging young people to become involved in an interactive legal environment

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Robert Hovey

Lothians (excl West) *

Rob completed his 2 year traineeship with one of the leading litigation firms in the world before co (...)

Rob completed his 2 year traineeship with one of the leading litigation firms in the world before commencing deviling with the Faculty of Advocates. He specialises in all areas of personal injury with a particular interest in fraudulent claims and regulatory crime. Rob has been a supporter of the Mock Court Project for the last 3 years, acting as a tutor on the Seniors Project. In his spare time, Rob can be found walking and climbing throughout Scotland.

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Kirsty Waughman

Tayside & Fife

Kirsty is originally from south of Glasgow and has always had a keen interest in the legal professio (...)

Kirsty is originally from south of Glasgow and has always had a keen interest in the legal profession. After completing her undergraduate degree at the University of Dundee and Diploma in Professional Legal Practice at the University of Strathclyde, Kirsty joined Thorntons Law LLP in 2017. Kirsty is now a solicitor with Thorntons in their Commercial Litigation team. Kirsty regularly appears in the Sheriff Court in a wide range of commercial actions. Kirsty became involved in the School Mock Court Project in 2019 as Tayside Regional Representative and is looking forward to taking her place on the Board.

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Lisa ODonnell

Tayside & Fife

I qualified as a primary school teacher in 2007 from University of Aberdeen and recently completed m (...)

I qualified as a primary school teacher in 2007 from University of Aberdeen and recently completed my Masters of Education in Leading Learning and Teaching from University of Dundee. I enjoy learning and am always keen to develop new and interesting ways of teaching key skills in my class. I have been based at my current school in Fife for the last 10 years and have been involved with the Mock Court project since 2017. It is a fantastic project to deliver a variety of experiences and supports skill development for work.

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Sheriff MacRitchie

West Lothian

Sheriff MacRitchie is a Solicitor in the Supreme Courts and an Advocate in Aberdeen, who graduated i (...)

Sheriff MacRitchie is a Solicitor in the Supreme Courts and an Advocate in Aberdeen, who graduated in law from the University of Aberdeen in 1984. He was Dean of Faculty in Peterhead and Fraserburgh from 2001-2011. From 2012 he was Acting Chief Justice, Chief Magistrate, Chief Coroner, Registrar of Lands, President of the Land Development Appeals Tribunal, President of the Media Commission, Chair of the Immigration Appeal Court, Chair of the Mental Health Tribunal and The Labour Regulating Authority, for the UK overseas territories of St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic. In 2017 he was appointed as Summary Sheriff of Lothian & Borders, based at Edinburgh & Livingston.

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Tutors

Tutors are usually paralegals, solicitors or advocates (barristers)