CUMMOCK, et al v. SOC. PEOPLE'S LIBYAN, et al

Filing 63

MOTION for Summary Judgment Based on Collateral Estoppel as to Defendant Abdel Baset Al-Megrahi by M. VICTORIA CUMMOCK, ASHLEY MICHELLE CUMMOCK, CHRISTOPHER JOHN CUMMOCK, MATTHEW DAVID CUMMOCK. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum of Points and Authorities In Support of Plaintiffs' Motion For Summary Judgment# 2 Exhibit A# 3 Exhibit B (Part 1 of 4)# 4 Exhibit B (Part 2 of 4)# 5 Exhibit B (Part 3 of 4)# 6 Exhibit B (Part 4 of 4)# 7 Exhibit C (Part 1 of 3)# 8 Exhibit C (Part 2 of 3)# 9 Exhibit C (Part 3 of 3)# 10 Exhibit D# 11 Exhibit E# 12 Statement of Facts As To Which There Is No Genuine Issue In Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment# 13 Exhibit A)(Flowers, Jodi)

Exhibit B
to the Memorandum of Points and Authorities
(Part 1 of 4)

Exhibit 1
(Declaration of Alistair J. Bonnington)

CURRICULUM VITAE

NAME:

Alistair J. Bonnington

DATE OF BIRTH:

28 May 1952

ADDRESS:

9 Boclair Road, Bearsden, Glasgow, G61 2AD

POSITIONS HELD:

Employment: Solicitor, Scotland with BBC Scotland,
Queen Margaret Drive, Glasgow.
In my daily work I specialise in the law of defamation,
contempt of court, rule of protecting identification of parties at
court proceedings (especially children), copyright, Data
Protection, Freedomof Information and associated subjects. I
also deal with litigation arising out of programmes. I deal with
complaints to the Broadcasting Standards Commission/now
Ofcom.
I conduct seminars throughout BBC Scotland’s premises and
provide in-house legal training for BBC journalists, producers
and other staff.
I am a qualified Solicitor-Advocate and have rights of audience
in the High Court of Justiciary. I appear in the High Court of
Justiciary on behalf of BBC Scotland when Orders are made
under the Contempt of Court Act 1981, Section 4(2).

ACADEMIC
POSITIONS HELD

Honorary Professor of Law, Glasgow University
Part-time lecturer in Criminal Procedure at Glasgow University
and then at Glasgow Graduate School of Law from 1989 to
2003.
Part-time lecturer and tutor in Media Law (Honours) at
Glasgow University and Strathclyde University.
I held an external examinership in Law at Glasgow Caledonian
University in Criminal and Civil Procedure. This post was held
for three academic years. It expired in 2001.
External Examiner in Journalism at Leeds University 1997 to
1999.
I am currently the External Examiner in the Diploma at
Aberdeen University, in Criminal Procedure.

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I am also the External Examiner in the Undergraduate course at
Aberdeen of “Legal Understanding”.
I have been an internal examiner at Glasgow University in Law
for the past 20 years.
I have been an internal examiner in Media Law at Glasgow
University and Strathclyde University for the past five years.
Member of Centre of Research into Law Reform, Glasgow
University Law School. Have prepared several of the Centre’s
submissions to Government on variety of topics, including
those to the Sutherland Committee on Miscarriages of Justice.
PUBLISHING
EDITORSHIPS

Books Review Editor of the Journal of the Law Society of
Scotland;
Legal Review Editor, Journal of the Law Society of Scotland

UK MEDIA SOCIETY
MEMBERSHIPS

Secretary of the Scottish Media Lawyers Society.
Member of Fleet Street Lawyers Society.

SCHOOL:

Hillhead High School, Glasgow.

UNIVERSITY:
DEGREES

Glasgow University Law Faculty. Graduated LLB
Honours (Second Class Upper Division) in Public Law.
Graduated 1974.
University of Bradford Diploma in Business Administration Graduated December 1998 – BBC-sponsored management
course.
Hold Certificate in Legal Teaching from National Institute of
Trial Advocates (NITA) of America for residential course at
Harvard University, Boston.

TEACHING
EXPERIENCE:

1976-1980 - Part-time lecturer in General Principles of
Scots Law at College of Commerce, Glasgow.
1980-1984 - Part-time tutor in Public Law at the Law School,
Glasgow University.
1984-1989 - Part-time tutor in Civil and Criminal Court
Practice, the Law School, Strathclyde University.
1984-1993 - Part-time tutor at Glasgow University Law School
in Civil and Criminal Court Practice.

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1988-1990 - Part-time tutor, Glasgow University Law School
in Professional Ethics.
1990 – 1992 – Teacher in Journalism course, along with Bruce
McKain, at Glasgow Caledonian University. This course was a
joint venture between Glasgow Caledonian University and
Strathclyde University. It was NCTJ approved.
1989-1999 - Part-time lecturer in Criminal Procedure, Glasgow
University Law School. Duties transferred to Glasgow
Graduate School of Law.
1995 - Present - occasional teaching on NCTJ courses in
Scotland.
1996-Present - Part-time tutor in Media Law (Honours),
Strathclyde University Law School.
Note: Presently developing a journalism course at Strathclyde
University. This is a joint venture by the English
Department and the Law School. NCTJ approval is
sought for this course.
SUMMER SCHOOLS
TAUGHT

Delivered paper to Georgetown University (Washington DC,
USA) Summer School in London on Scots Procedure Law as
applied in the Lockerbie Trial in August 2002.
Delivered papers on Media Law to Eastern European delegates
to Oxford University Summer School for Promotion of
Understanding and Freedom of Expression in Eastern European
countries – 2002, 2003 and 2004.
Delivered papers to Oxford University Summer School
organised by Franco Anglo Lawyers Society 2002

PUBLICATIONS:

Scots Law for Journalists (along with Bruce McKain and
Rosalind McInnes), 6th and 7th editions.
Various articles on Contempt of Court in Scots Law Times.
Articles on media law and criminal procedure in:
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2.
3.

The Journal of the Law Society of Scotland
The Glasgow Bar Association Review.
The Legal Defence Union Review.

Article in Juridical Review; Articles in New Law Journal;
Articles in Scottish Law & Practice Quarterly; International
Bar Association Magazine.

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Newspaper articles for past 20 years on current legal issues especially The Times Law Page and The Herald.
MEMBERSHIP OF
Member of AdIDEM, Lawyers for Freedom of Expression in
INTERNATIONAL
the Media based in Toronto, Canada
MEDIA ASSOCIATIONS
Member of NITA (National Institute for Trial Advocacy),
based in Boulder, Indiana, USA
Member of Media Defense Resource Center, based in
Washington DC, USA
International Bar Association (IBA) Media Law Committee
CURRENT ACADEMIC
INTERESTS:

June 2004

Criminal court procedure.
Criminal law
“Media Law” comprising:a) the law of defamation
b) the law of contempt
c) the law of privacy
d) the law of confidentiality
e) law of official secrecy
f) pre-publication interdicts/injunctions
European Convention on Human Rights as it affects various
areas of the Media law.

Exhibit 2
(Declaration of Alistair J. Bonnington)