Joe Thomson
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Joseph McGeachy Thomson FRSE
(born 6 May 1948) is a Scottish lawyer and academic. He has previously served as Regius Professor of Law at the University of Glasgow
and as a member of the Scottish Law Commission
.
in the town. He then studied at the School of Law of the University of Edinburgh
, graduating LL.B.
in 1970.
, moving in 1974 to King's College London
. In 1984, he was appointed Professor of Law at the University of Strathclyde
, and in 1991 was appointed to the Regius Chair in Law at the School of Law
of the University of Glasgow
. He was appointed to a five-year term on the Scottish Law Commission
in 2000, and received a further four-year term in 2005, at which point he resigned from the Glasgow Chair.
Royal Society of Edinburgh
The Royal Society of Edinburgh is Scotland's national academy of science and letters. It is a registered charity, operating on a wholly independent and non-party-political basis and providing public benefit throughout Scotland...
(born 6 May 1948) is a Scottish lawyer and academic. He has previously served as Regius Professor of Law at the University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow
The University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
and as a member of the Scottish Law Commission
Scottish Law Commission
The Scottish Law Commission is Scottish advisory public body established by Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1965 to keep the law of Scotland under review and recommend necessary reforms to improve, simplify and update Scots law. It plays a leading role in developing the law for the people of...
.
Early life
Thomson was born in Dumbarton and attended the independent Keil SchoolKeil School
Keil School, in Dumbarton, Scotland, opened on 29 November, 1915 as Kintyre Technical College, at Keil House, Southend, near Campbelltown in Argyll. After a fire destroyed the original building in Southend it was relocated and opened in Dumbarton as Keil School in 1925. The school took a lease on...
in the town. He then studied at the School of Law of the University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
, graduating LL.B.
Bachelor of Laws
The Bachelor of Laws is an undergraduate, or bachelor, degree in law originating in England and offered in most common law countries as the primary law degree...
in 1970.
Career
On graduating, Thomson began work as a lecturer at the University of BirminghamUniversity of Birmingham
The University of Birmingham is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Birmingham Medical School and Mason Science College . Birmingham was the first Redbrick university to gain a charter and thus...
, moving in 1974 to King's College London
King's College London
King's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and...
. In 1984, he was appointed Professor of Law at the University of Strathclyde
University of Strathclyde
The University of Strathclyde , Glasgow, Scotland, is Glasgow's second university by age, founded in 1796, and receiving its Royal Charter in 1964 as the UK's first technological university...
, and in 1991 was appointed to the Regius Chair in Law at the School of Law
University of Glasgow School of Law
The School of Law at the University of Glasgow provides undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Law, and awards the degrees of Bachelor of Laws , Master of Laws , Master of Science , Master of Research and Doctor of Philosophy , the degree of Doctor of Laws...
of the University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow
The University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
. He was appointed to a five-year term on the Scottish Law Commission
Scottish Law Commission
The Scottish Law Commission is Scottish advisory public body established by Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1965 to keep the law of Scotland under review and recommend necessary reforms to improve, simplify and update Scots law. It plays a leading role in developing the law for the people of...
in 2000, and received a further four-year term in 2005, at which point he resigned from the Glasgow Chair.
Publications
- Family Law in Scotland, 1987, 5th edn 2006
- Delictual Liability, 1994, 4th edn 2009
- Contract Law in Scotland (with Hector MacQueenHector MacQueenProfessor Hector L. MacQueen, FBA, FRSE, is a Scottish academic, a senior scholar of Scots law and legal history. He is Professor of Private Law at the University of Edinburgh and a former Dean of its Faculty of Law...
), 2000, 2nd edn 2007 - Scots Private Law, 2006