Ramsay Robertson Dalgety
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Ramsay Robertson Dalgety is a Scottish
and Tonga
n lawyer and judge. Scottish QC
since 1986, and Tonga Law Lord since 2008.
Advocate
at the Scottish Bar since 1972. Appointed a Scottish QC in 1986. Temporary sheriff
1987–91.
Became a judge of the Supreme Court Tonga 1991–95 (sometimes acting chief justice of Tonga 1991–94).
Director and chairman of Archer Transport Ltd and Archer Transport (London) Limited 1982–85, Venture Shipping Limited 1983–85. Director Scottish Opera
Limited 1980–90, Scottish Opera Theatre Trust Limited 1987–90. Member of Faculty of Advocates 1972, IOD 1982–89. Councillor City of Edinburgh DC 1974–80, chairman Opera Singers' Pension Fund London 1991–92 (trustee 1983–92, deputy chairman 1987–91). Deputy traffic commissioner for Scotland 1988–92, deputy chairman Edinburgh Hibernian
Shareholders' Association 1990–92. Vice-president Tonga International Game Fishing Association since 1996 (treasurer 1994–96), tournament director Tonga International Billfish Tournament 1996. He is co-chair of a Tongan Royal Commission and has been chairperson of the Tonga Electric Power Board since 2002.
On 28 July 2008 His Majesty King George Tupou V
of Tonga appointed Dalgety as a Law Lord-in-Waiting, as one of the four members of a Judicial Committee of the Tongan Privy Council. He was elevated to the title of Life Peer, as Lord Dalgety of Sikotilani Tonga.
On February 26 Lord Dalgety, the Secretary of the Shipping Corporation of Polynesia Ltd, was arrested for malfeasance after giving evidence to the Commission of Inquiry into the sinking of the ferry .
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
and Tonga
Tonga
Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga , is a state and an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, comprising 176 islands scattered over of ocean in the South Pacific...
n lawyer and judge. Scottish QC
Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
since 1986, and Tonga Law Lord since 2008.
Advocate
Faculty of Advocates
The Faculty of Advocates is an independent body of lawyers who have been admitted to practise as advocates before the courts of Scotland, especially the Court of Session and the High Court of Justiciary...
at the Scottish Bar since 1972. Appointed a Scottish QC in 1986. Temporary sheriff
Sheriff Court
Sheriff courts provide the local court service in Scotland, with each court serving a sheriff court district within a sheriffdom.Sheriff courts deal with a myriad of legal procedures which include:*Solemn and Summary Criminal cases...
1987–91.
Became a judge of the Supreme Court Tonga 1991–95 (sometimes acting chief justice of Tonga 1991–94).
Director and chairman of Archer Transport Ltd and Archer Transport (London) Limited 1982–85, Venture Shipping Limited 1983–85. Director Scottish Opera
Scottish Opera
Scottish Opera is the national opera company of Scotland, and one of the five national performing arts companies funded by the Scottish Government...
Limited 1980–90, Scottish Opera Theatre Trust Limited 1987–90. Member of Faculty of Advocates 1972, IOD 1982–89. Councillor City of Edinburgh DC 1974–80, chairman Opera Singers' Pension Fund London 1991–92 (trustee 1983–92, deputy chairman 1987–91). Deputy traffic commissioner for Scotland 1988–92, deputy chairman Edinburgh Hibernian
Hibernian F.C.
Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts...
Shareholders' Association 1990–92. Vice-president Tonga International Game Fishing Association since 1996 (treasurer 1994–96), tournament director Tonga International Billfish Tournament 1996. He is co-chair of a Tongan Royal Commission and has been chairperson of the Tonga Electric Power Board since 2002.
On 28 July 2008 His Majesty King George Tupou V
George Tupou V
George Tupou V , is the current King of Tonga.-Early life:...
of Tonga appointed Dalgety as a Law Lord-in-Waiting, as one of the four members of a Judicial Committee of the Tongan Privy Council. He was elevated to the title of Life Peer, as Lord Dalgety of Sikotilani Tonga.
On February 26 Lord Dalgety, the Secretary of the Shipping Corporation of Polynesia Ltd, was arrested for malfeasance after giving evidence to the Commission of Inquiry into the sinking of the ferry .