Alexander M. S. Green

Alexander M S Green M.Theol (Hons), LL.B, LL.M, M.Litt, FSA Scot is the Procurator Fiscal to the Court of the Lord Lyon.[1][2] Green was appointed to this position in July 2010.[3]

Education

He is a graduate of the University of St Andrews holding degrees in Theology and Scottish History and the University of Aberdeen, holding degrees in Scots law and Public International Law.

Legal career

He was a partner at CMS Cameron McKenna before establishing his own practice.[4] He is a solicitor admitted to practice in England & Wales and also in Scotland.

He sits as a judge in the Employment Tribunal and the First Tier Immigration and Asylum Chamber.[5]

He was admitted as a Freeman to the Worshipful Company of Scriveners in July 2014 and a Liveryman in July 2015. He is a Burgess and Free Guild Member of the Burgh of Aberdeen.[6] He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. He was granted the Freedom of the City of London in January 2015.

Heraldry and football Clubs

Since his appointment in 2010, he has occasionally had to deal with Scottish football clubs using heraldic badges, which has excited a considerable amount of debate as to the role of the Law of Arms in modern Scotland[7][8][9][10]

References

  1. ↑ "Lion Rampant bites back over badge". The Scotsman. 7 October 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "About Us". The Office of the Procurator Fiscal to the Court of the Lord Lyon. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Lyon Court Fiscal appointed". The Law Society of Scotland. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Legal news: Appointment of Procurator Fiscal". Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet. 26 August 2010.
  5. ↑ "Alexander Green to provide a Tribunal Judge's Perspective on early conciliation at RGU" (Press release). Robert Gordon University. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  6. ↑
  7. ↑ "Scottish Club badges under threat". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "Football Clubs forced to scrap badges under ancient heraldry law". The Herald. The Herald. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "The protection of coats of ams by law is no more irrational the legally protecting brand names and trademarks". The Herald. The Herald. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "Badge of Honour for Formartine". Pitmedden News. Retrieved 2 August 2016.

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