Lorna Richardson

The University of Edinburgh

Prior to joining the University Lorna was a solicitor for seven years, practising as a commercial litigator, with major Scottish law firms. Lorna is qualified to practice in England and Wales. During her time in practice, Lorna was involved in Scottish, English and multi-jurisdiction court disputes, as well as international commercial arbitrations. Lorna has significant experience in providing continuous professional development training to the legal profession. She has designed and delivered bespoke training sessions for major law firms, as well as co-presenting Edinburgh Law School's annual contract law update. Further details can be found at: http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/other_areas_of_interest/cpd_and_consultancy Lorna's main areas of research are contract law and leases. Her recent contract research considers interpretation and remedies for breach of contact. Her work is comparative, looking at Scots and English law. In leasing Lorna's particular expertise is in repair, dilapidations and service charge in commercial leases. Lorna is a member of the Edinburgh Centre for Commercial Law, which aims to strengthen existing links and foster further links between academia and the wider legal community.

Practice Area

Property

Panel

Scottish Panel

Qualified Year

2006

Membership

Law Society of Scotland (non-practising member)
Society of Legal Scholars
Stair Society

Education

University of Glasgow
Glasgow Graduate School of Law
College of Law, London

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