Michael Clancy

Michael Clancy graduated from the University of Glasgow in 1979 taking an LL.B degree and in 1985 taking an LL.M degree. In 1987 he graduated LL.B (Hons) from the University of London. He is a solicitor and Notary Public. After qualification as a solicitor in private practice he had attained a partnership with the Glasgow firm of Franchi Wright & Co. He resigned this partnership in 1988 to become a Deputy Secretary of the Law Society of Scotland. He is a Director of the Society with responsibility for Law Reform, Legal Aid and Parliamentary issues. He has published widely on a range of legal topics. He is a member of the International Bar Association Council and a number of International Bar Association Committees, and is Secretary of the United Kingdom Notarial Forum. Mr. Clancy was awarded an O.B.E. in the Queen’s Jubilee Birthday Honours List in June 2002.