Courier’s legal Latin lesson
Joe Thomson was Regius Professor of Law at the University of Glasgow and there are two regius professors of law in Scotland.
Joe Thomson was Regius Professor of Law at the University of Glasgow and there are two regius professors of law in Scotland.
Many former students have tweeted their sadness at the news of his death. One wrote: ‘Who could ever forget the lesson from a tale that began: ‘Imagine I wished to enter into a contract to purchase some black silk sheets…’
The former lord president, Lord Brian Gill said: ‘The Glasgow chair carried great prestige and Joe Thomson occupied it with distinction.’