Shona Haldane, Lady Haldane Explained

Honorific-Prefix:	The Honourable
Lady Haldane
Office:	Senator of the College of Justice
Term Start:	1 March 2021
Nominator:	Nicola Sturgeon As First Minister

Shona Haldane, Lady Haldane is a Scottish judge who has been a Senator of the College of Justice since 2021.^{[1] [2]}

Biography

Haldane was educated at St George's School, Edinburgh, an all-girls independent school, where she became head girl.^[3] She studied law at the University of Edinburgh, graduating in 1987.^[4] Having completed her training, she was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1996. She specialised in civil law, including commercial law, personal injury and public law. She took silk as a Queen's Counsel (QC) in 2010.

In February 2021, it was announced that Haldane was to be made a Senator of the College of Justice.^[5]

In December 2023, she was the judge who sat on the case about the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill in the Outer House of Court of Session, where she ruled that it was lawful for the UK Government to overrule the Scottish Parliament under section 35 of the Scotland Act 1998.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Three new Senators of the College of Justice appointed . www.scotcourts.gov.uk . Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service . 8 December 2023 . 4 February 2021.
2. Web site: Lady Haldane . judiciary.scot . The Judiciary of Scotland . 8 December 2023 . en.
3. ALUMNAE NEWS: Lady of the law - Shona Haldane QC . The Dragon Magazine . May 2021 . 6 . 8 December 2023 . en.
4. Web site: New senators installed at Parliament House ceremony . Scottish Legal News . 8 December 2023 . en . 23 February 2021.
5. Web site: Shona Haldane QC appointed Senator . amadvocates.co.uk . Arnot Manderson Advocates . 8 December 2023 . 5 February 2021.
6. Web site: Petition of the Scottish Ministers for Judicial Review of the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill . 2023-12-08 . scts_judiciary . en.