Sir David Edward KCMG PC QC
- Called to Bar:
- 1962
- Appointed to silk:
- 1974
- Practice areas:
- Degrees:
- MA (Oxon), LLD (Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Napier), Dr iur hc (Münster, Saarland), DUniv (Surrey) F.R.S.E
- Languages:
-
French
and
Italian (fluent)
German, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan and Greek (working knowledge)
Dutch, Norwegian, Danish and Swedish (some knowledge)
Advocate (Scotland) 1962; Queen’s Counsel (Scotland) 1974
Prior to his appointment to the Court of First Instance, Sir David appeared in a number of high profile cases both in the Scottish and English Court, and also in the European Court of Justice. These cases included:
Proceedings before the European Court of Justice:
Represented C.C.B.E. in Case 155/79, A.M. & S. v Commission, [1982] E.C.R. 1575
Represented Commission in Case 270/80, Polydor v Harlequin Record Shops, [1982] E.C.R. 329
Represented I.B.M. in Case 60/81, I.B.M. v Commission, [1981] E.C.R. 1857
Represented U.K. Government in Case 12/86, Demirel, [1987] E.C.R. 3719
Proceedings before the House of Lords:
Cole Hamilton v Boyd 1963 SC (HL) 1
O'Hanlon v Stein, 1965 SC (HL) 23
McKew v Holland & Hannen & Cubitts, 1965 SC (HL) 20
Jenkins v Allied Ironfounders, 1970 SC (HL) 37
Robertson v Turnbull, 1982 SC (HL) 1
Brown v Hamilton District Council, 1985 SC (HL) 1
Cormack v Crown Estate Commissioners, 1985 SC (HL) 80
Litster v Forth Dry Dock, [1990] 1 AC 546
Professional Experience
Mediation:
CEDR accredited and registered mediator
Current judicial appointment:
Temporary (Deputy) Judge of the Court of Session in Scotland 2004-
Professional appointments:
Member, Panel of Arbitrators, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, 1981-1989, 2004-
Trusteeships:
Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland (since 1995: Chairman since 2003)
Industry and Parliament Trust (since 1995)
Hopetoun Foundation (since 1995)
Other appointments:
Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1990; Honorary Bencher, Gray’s Inn, London 1992
Vice-President, British Institute of International and Comparative Law
Vice President, United Kingdom Association for European Law
Vice-President, International Association of Business and Parliament
President, Franco-Scottish Society
Honorary President, Scottish Lawyers' European Group
Honours:
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael & St George 2004 (C.M.G. 1981)
Distinguished Cross, first class, Order of St Raymond of Penafort (Spain) 1979
[Orden de San Raimundo de Peñafort, Cruz Distinguida (Primera Clase)]
Mediation and ADR
Sir David is a CEDR accredited and registered mediator.
Other relevant experience
Previous judicial appointments:
Judge of the Court of Justice of the European Communities, 1992-2004
Judge of the Court of First Instance of the EC, 1989-92
Honorary Sheriff of the Sheriffdom of Tayside, Central and Fife at Perth (Scotland)
Chairman, Medical Appeal Tribunals (Scotland), 1985-89
Previous professional appointments:
Clerk of the Faculty of Advocates (Scotland), 1967-70
Treasurer of Faculty, 1970-77
President of the Consultative Committee (now Council) of the Bars & Law Societies of the E.C. (C.C.B.E.), 1978-80
Business experience:
Chairman, Continental Assets Trust plc, 1985-89
Director, Adam & Company Group plc, 1983-89
Director, The Harris Tweed Association Ltd, 1984-89
Previous appointments:
Trustee, National Library of Scotland, 1966-95
Honorary President, The David Hume Institute, 1993-95
President, The Johnson Society (Lichfield), 1995
President, Edinburgh Sir Walter Scott Club, 2001-02
Member, Law Advisory Committee, British Council, 1974-88
Member, Dunpark Committee on Judicial Review in Scotland, 1984
Specialist Adviser to the House of Lords Select Committee on the European Communities, 1985 (European Union, 14th Report, Session 1984-85); 1986 (Mutual Recognition of Higher Education Diplomas, 22nd Report, Session 1985-86); and 1987-88 (Staffing of the Community Institutions, 11th Report, Session 1987-88)
Trustee, Hopetoun House Preservation Trust (1987-97; Chairman 1987-91)
University appointments include:
University of Edinburgh:
Salvesen Professor of European Institutions and Director of the Europa Institute 1985-89; Honorary Professor 1990-2008; Professor Emeritus 2008
University of Oxford:
Honorary Fellow, University College (since 1995);
Member of Advisory Council, Institute of European and Comparative Law (since 1995)
University of Cambridge:
Member of Advisory Board, Centre for European Legal Studies
Board member of various Institutes at the Universities of Europa-Universitat Viadrine, Frankfurt-an-der-Oder; Trier Academy of European Law; University College, London; University of Durham; Westfalische Wilhelms-Universitat Munster; University of Birmingham
Sir David has written extensively on legal issues arising in the European context.
