In an historic ceremony in Court 1 at Parliament House on Thursday 26 October, Lady Elish Angiolini LT was sworn in as the new Lord Clerk Register of Scotland and Keeper of the Signet, by the Lord President.

Lady Angiolini is the first female to hold the honorific role, which is the oldest of the great offices of state in Scotland. Lady Angiolini was appointed by His Majesty the King, on the recommendation of the First Minister. She succeeds Lord Mackay of Clashfern KT. Representing the WS Society at the installation were Deputy Keeper, Mandy Laurie WS, WS Society CEO, Robert Pirrie WS, and Deputy CEO, Anna Bennett WS.

At the occasion, the Deputy Keeper, Mandy Laurie WS commented,

‘Lady Elish Angiolini is an inspiring figure in the law and public life and the Society is delighted at her appointment as Lord Clerk Register and Keeper of the Signet. The Keeper admits new Writers to the Signet and Lady Angiolini is a role model who combines all the qualities we uphold in the Scottish lawyer: learned in the law, of the utmost integrity, and grounded in common sense.’