Elizabeth McIntosh

Chair

Retired teacher and former Councilor, Elizabeth remains active in the community, particularly on elderly forums. She has served on Renfrewshire Law Centre’s Board of Directors for many years, contributing to the work of the Law Centre’s Management Sub-Committees. She was appointed as Chair in October 2010.

Susan Sludden

Company Secretary

A retired registered nurse and theatre sister, Susan has a distinguished background in health care. Having served as a member of the Royal College of Nursing Health & Safety, she was instrumental in founding the Scottish Endoscopy Nurses, and made presentations to the World Congress on Gastroenterology in both America and Australia. As busy in retirement as she was in employment, Susan founded the Company Group Association of Friends in Retirement and has served on Renfrewshire Law Centre Board of Directors for most of the last decade. She currently represents St Mary’s Over 50’s on our Board. In her spare time she enjoys travelling to far flung destinations.

Margaret Dymond

Treasurer

An enthusiastic community activist, Margaret has served on Renfrewshire Law Centre’s Board of Directors for many years, and was appointed as Treasurer in October 2010, a role in which she will provide invaluable support to the Principal Solicitor and cashroom accountant in reviewing the organisation’s accounts and grant reports, thus ensuring our long-term financial wellbeing. Margaret also acts as a key player in Maxwellton Court Tenants’ Association and Paisley West & Central Community Council.

Briony Cullin

Director / Law Clinic Manager / University Lecturer

Briony joined Renfrewshire Law Centre as a Director in October 2010. An Australian qualified lawyer, in her native country she practised mainly in the areas of commercial and residential property law. Having commenced as a volunteer at the Renfrewshire Law Centre in December 2009, she has contributed an immense stock of time, energy and enthusiasm to this organisation in the form of legal research and funding assistance.

Briony is now employed by the University of West Scotland as an associate lecturer in law and as the manager of the University Law Clinic, 'Law Wise'.

Briony is also a volunteer consultant on the steering committee for the Paisley Snail Conference, 'Who Then In Law Is My Neighbour', which will celebrate the famous local case of Donoghue v Stevenson in the form of an international gathering of lawyers, judges and academics here in Paisley in May 2012.

Bill Perrie

Director

A retired police officer, Bill represents the Retired Police Officers' Association of Scotland on Renfrewshire Law Centre Board of Directors, where he has served as Director for a number of years, including several as Treasurer. In 2007 Bill was returned to Renfrewshire Council as Councillor for Renfrew North, where he currently serves on a number of boards, including the Community and Family Care Policy Board, the Housing and Community Safety Policy Board, Renfrew and Gallowhill Local Area Committee, and Strathclyde Police Joint Board.

Dale McFadzean

Director / University Lecturer

Dale McFadzean joined Renfrewshire Law Centre as a Director in October 2010. Dale is also a law lecturer at the University of the West of Scotland, where he joined the Law Subject Group within UWS Business School in 2001. Dale has worked closely with RLC in planning the University Law Clinic, 'Law Wise' (of which he is Academic Director) as well as the  Paisley Snail Conference, 'Who Then In Law Is My Neighbour' (of which he is a member of the papers review panel), which will celebrate the famous local case of Donoghue v Stevenson in the form of an international gathering of lawyers, judges and academics here in Paisley in May 2012.

Dale is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and is the UKCLE representative for the University. He is also chair of the Law Staff Student Liaison Committee. He teaches in the areas of constitutional law (both UK and European) and law and the legal process. His research has focused on constitutional law in general and more specifically on the UK constitution, emergency powers, civil defence, police, and armed forces law.

Dale is an external examiner in Law at the Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, and the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow.

Shirley McLean

Director

Shirley is a Civil Servant, currently working within the Housing and Regeneration Directorate of the Scottish Government. For many years Shirley has been involved in various local community groups in Glenburn and has been actively involved with Glenburn Tenants and Residents for more than 10 years where she is currently the Chair. Shirley has recently joined the Renfrewshire Licensing Forum. In the past Shirley was Captain of Third Paisley Girls Brigade and ran a successful Youth Club in Glenburn for six years. In her spare time Shirley enjoys spending time at her bolthole in sunny Girvan, Ayrshire.