Ronald David Mackay, Lord Eassie, (born 1945) is a

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lawyer and retired

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of the country's

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, sitting in the

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of the

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Education

Mackay was educated at Berwickshire High School in

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, and studied at the

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( M.A. Hons.) and the

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of the

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Career

Mackay was admitted to the

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(the Scottish Bar) in 1972. From 1979 to 1982, he worked in

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for the

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.''The Right Hon Lord Eassie (Ronald David Mackay)''
Biography, University of Edinburgh, retrieved 01-06-2009 Mackay was appointed

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in 1986, serving as a prosecutor in the

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until 1990. In 1997, Mackay was appointed a

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and assumed the judicial title of Lord Eassie. On 15 July 2002 Lord Eassie succeeded

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as chairman of the

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. He was a reappointed to a second three-year term in August 2005. Lord Eassie resigned his position on the Law Commission in order to serve on the

of the

. He was appointed to the Privy Council on 19 October 2006."Privy Council Appointment of Lord Eassie"
Press Release, Office of the Prime Minister, No10.gov.uk, 20 October 2006, retrieved 01-06-2009 He retired from the bench in 2015, and in 2016 became a trustee of the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland."Nominated Members of the Carnegie Trust"
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Selected publications

*''Discussion paper on rape and other sexual Offences'', Scottish Law Commission Discussion Paper, Stationery Office, *''Discussion Paper On Land Registration Void And Voidable Titles'', Scottish Law Commission Discussion Paper, Stationery Office, 16 February 2004, *''Report On Registration Of Rights In Security By Companies'', Scottish Law Commission Report #197, Stationery Office, September 8, 2004,

Personal life

In 1988, he married Annette Frenkel, with whom he has one son, Colin. He is a member of the

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References

External links

Lord Eassie case reports
a listing of written opinions 2008/2009 for Lord Eassie {{DEFAULTSORT:Mackay, Ronald Living people 1945 births Alumni of the University of St Andrews Alumni of the University of Edinburgh 20th-century King's Counsel

Eassie Eassie is a village located along the A94 road in Angus, Scotland. The church in Eassie is dedicated to Saint Fergus, a monk who worked at nearby Glamis. Eassie is noted for the presence of the Eassie Stone, a carved Pictish stone, which resi ...

Members of the Faculty of Advocates Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom People from the Scottish Borders People educated at Berwickshire High School Scottish King's Counsel