First tax chamber tribunal president appointed

Mrs Scott has accepted the appointment with effect from Monday 24 April when the jurisdiction of devolved taxes transferred from the Tax Tribunals for Scotland to the newly-created Scottish Tribunals.

Legal Affairs minister Annabelle Ewing appointed Mrs Scott to the role following a recruitment exercise carried out by the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland.

The Minister said: “I am delighted Mrs Scott has accepted this appointment, and confident that her knowledge and experience in tax law and tribunals will be greatly beneficial to the operation of the First-tier Tribunal Tax Chamber.

I am also grateful to Ruthven Gemmell for his work as Temporary President of the Scottish Tax Tribunals pending the appointment of the new Tax Chamber President.”

In her role as Tax Chamber President, Mrs Scott will provide leadership to the Tax Chamber when they hear cases involving devolved taxes.”

For most of her working life Mrs Scott was based in Aberdeen where, at various stages, she had been a partner in Brander & Cruickshank W.S., a tax partner in Ernst & Young, a board member at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and also Aberdeen Harbour Board and a governor of the Robert Gordon University.

This post is part-time and attracts a daily fee of £520.25.