Craig Robert Kindness Sandison, Lord Sandison (born 30 May 1966) is a Scottish judge who has been a Senator of the College of Justice since 2021.

Career

Sandison graduated from the University of Aberdeen in 1989 with a

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degree and then from the

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with a Diploma in Legal Practice. He obtained a Diploma in Forensic Medicine from the

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. Sandison obtained a master's degree in 1991 and a PhD in 1994, both from the

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. He trained with Scottish solicitor's firm Brodies before becoming an Advocate at the

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in 1996. He became a

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in 2009. It was announced on 4 February 2021 that Sandison had been appointed as a Senator of the College of Justice. He was installed as a Senator of the College of Justice at a ceremony in the Court of Session on 23 February 2021, taking the judicial title of Lord Sandison. Sandison acted for '' Wings Over Scotland'' blogger Stuart Campbell in his defamation action against former Scottish Labour leader and Member of the Scottish Parliament

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over a column that she had written in newspaper. This was the first case to ever be heard by the Inner House of the Court of Session virtually and was done so in the wake of the widespread restrictions imposed in response to the

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."Virtual court hears Kezia Dugdale defamation appeal"

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, 21 April 2020

References

External links

"The Hon Lord Sandison (Craig Sandison)"
at the Judiciary of Scotland
"Craig Sandison QC CV"
Scottish King's Counsel Living people Alumni of the University of Aberdeen Alumni of Magdalene College, Cambridge Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Alumni of the University of Glasgow Members of the Faculty of Advocates 20th-century Scottish lawyers 21st-century Scottish lawyers Senators of the College of Justice 1966 births {{Scotland-stub