Joseph Bryce

Advocate / Conference Consultant

Not a member of staff of Renfrewshire Law Centre, but a self-employed member of the Faculty of Advocates and a court lawyer with unlimited rights of audience in the Scottish courts and Supreme Court (erstwhile House of Lords Judicial Committee), Joe has a thriving practice in civil litigation, asylum & immigration, and human rights. With a history in the law centre movement and a passion for justice and legal education, he formerly gave up part of his time to fostering the Law Centre’s Student Volunteer Program, which was the first such project in Scotland to be sanctioned by the Faculty of Advocates, and which led to the establishment of the University of West Scotland's Law Clinic, Law Wise, in September 2010.

Among many other accomplishments, Joe was Founder & Project Manager of LSA's Refugee Legal Project from 2001 to 2006, a member of the Law Society Immigration & Asylum Committee, and a partner at LSA Brown & Co until 2007. His array of legal interests is eclectic, profound and too multitudinous to list here. His social & cultural interests are equally diverse, including classical music, opera and Dr Who.

Pictured above, Joe is stood at the commemorative plaque that marks the location of the old Wellmeadow Café in Paisley, where the most famous case in Scots legal history (and perhaps even all common law legal history) had its origin: Donoghue v Stevenson. Joe currently acts as a volunteer consultant on the steering committee for the Paisley Snail Conference, 'Who Then In Law Is My Neighbour', which will celebrate Donoghue v Stevenson in the form of an international gathering of lawyers, judges and academics here in Paisley in May 2012.

Carole Williams

Volunteer Lawyer

Semi-retired solicitor and erstwhile secondary school teacher of modern studies, Carole used to work at Renfrewshire Law Centre until 2007. Then, motivated by fond memories of the Law Centre and by a desire to lend her services to our important work, she returned as a volunteer in 2008. She currently assists the solicitors with their casework and legal research, particularly in the area of community care law.

Seamus McDaid

Patron

Seaumus McDaid is Principal and Vice Chancellor of the University of the West of Scotland, and was appointed as the Official Patron of Renfrewshire Law Centre in October 2010.

This is an honourary office recognising the contribution made by UWS to the advancement of legal education in the local community. The Law Centre is particularly appreciative of the support given by Professor McDaid and his colleagues for our services.