Gerard Sinclair is Chief Executive of the

Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (SCCRC) is an executive non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government, established by the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (as amended by the Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act ...

(SCCRC).

Background

Gerard Sinclair is qualified in both

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and

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. As a

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in private practice for 19 years, and a senior partner with a

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law firm, his legal experience covered all areas of criminal, civil and commercial

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. He has served as a member of the Council of the

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and is also involved on the Law Society Criminal Law Committee. In May 2006 he was appointed a part-time

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SCCRC

Gerard Sinclair became the SCCRC's Chief Executive on 30 June 2003. He is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Commission, and for ensuring the efficient and expeditious progressing of the Commission's cases. The SCCRC conducted a review of the conviction of

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in the

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and in 2007 referred the case back to the

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for a fresh appeal.

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Management of the SCCRCAppointment as part-time sheriff
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