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Dean and Council 

Dean and Council

The Council is the management committee of the Royal Faculty, presided over by the Dean of the Faculty. Members of Council and the Dean are elected from the membership at the Faculty’s AGM. 

Dean and Council Members

To raise issues with the Council, please contact us.

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Stephen Vallance
Harper Macleod LLP (1)
Dean
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John Bett
Lindsays (1)
Vice-Dean
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Austin Lafferty
Austin Lafferty Solicitors (1)
Immediate Former Dean
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Prof. Charles Hennessy
Education Convenor
Council Member
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Derick Williamson
Derick Williamson & Co 
Council Member
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Nikki Hunter 
Morton Fraser LLP (1)
Council Member
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Beatrice Nicholas
Halcyon Lawyers (1)
Council Member
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Paul McMahon
McMahon Employment Law (1)
Council Member
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Victoria Savage
Levy & McRae (1)
Council Member
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Emma Arcari
Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie (1)
Council Member
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Brian Woods
River Clyde Homes (2)
Council Member
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Samantha Miller
Lindsays (3)
Council Member
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Adam de Ste Croix
Harper MacLeod LLP  (1)
Council Member
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Craig Donnelly
Holmes Mackillop (2)
Council Member
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Khalda Wali
LKW Solicitors (3)
Council Member
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Filip Angelov
Angelov Solicitors (3)
Council Member

More about
Dean and Council

  • ​Council meetings are held on the last Tuesday of the month (except July, August and December)

  • ​The Royal Faculty’s AGM will be held on Wednesday, 18 June 2025 at 5.30pm

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