Judicial Overseas Travel 2015 - 2016
This table summarise the cost of overseas travel for the period of 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016. Dates of Trip
Judicial Office Holder
Number of Judiciary Travelling
Reason for Trip & Destination
Cost of Trip
Expenses Claimed
Total Cost
9 -10 April 2015
Lord Tyre
1
ENCJ Project Group meeting in Lisbon
£452.87
£87.44
£540.31
16 - 17 April 2015
Sheriff G Liddle
1
ENCJ - RECJ meeting of the Project team "Development of minimum judicial Standards" in Brussels
£554.57
£12.00
£566.57
29 -31 May 2015
Lord Gill
1
Forum of Chief Justice of British Isles in Jersey
£231.60
£302.09
£533.69
2 - 6 June 2015
Sheriff G Liddle
1
ENCJ AGM meeting in The Hague
£388.58
£20.10
£408.68
3 - 5 June 2015
Lord Tyre
1
ENCJ General Assembly meeting in The Hague
£376.88
£66.48
£443.36
9 - 14 June 2015
Lord Brodie
1
FBIJCC meeting in Paris
£589.41
£74.07
£663.48
10 - 13 June 2015
Sheriff McGowan
1
FBIJCC meeting in Paris
£491.48
£71.34
£562.82
10 - 14 June 2015
Sheriff Welsh
1
FBIJCC meeting in Paris
£596.26
£123.46
£719.72
10 - 14 June 2015
Sheriff M Neilson
1
FBIJCC meeting in Paris
£515.80
£194.95
£710.75
11 - 14 June 2015
Lord Eassie
1
FBIJCC meeting in Paris
£632.35
£14.20
£646.55
11 - 14 June 2015
Sheriff L Drummond
1
FBIJCC meeting in Paris
£873.93
£96.99
£970.92
18 - 20 June 2015
Lord Tyre
1
ERA meeting in Luxembourg
£375.24
£375.24
June 2015
ENCJ Reimbursement
-£975.10
-£975.10
August 2015
ERA Reimbursement
-£364.77
-£364.77 £1,161.26
13 - 18 September 2015 12 - 19 September 2015
Sheriff R Dickson
1
CMJA Conference in NZ - Wellington
£1,161.26
Sheriff Fletcher
1
CMJA Conference in NZ - Wellington
£1,452.28
£93.00
£1,545.28
24 - 25 September 2015
Sheriff G Liddle
1
ENCJ Project meeting in Paris
£638.07
£22.90
£660.97
24 - 25 September 2015
Lord Tyre
1
ENCJ Project meeting in Paris
£879.51
£103.59
£983.10
27 - 29 September 2015
Lord Matthews
1
ECJ meeting in Luxembourg
£522.25
3 - 5 October 2015
Lord Doherty
1
Opening of Legal Year in Dublin
£453.00
£131.90
£584.90
4- 5 October 2015
Lady Stacey
1
Opening of Legal Year in Dublin
£266.37
£15.00
£281.37
International Hague Network of Judges in Hong Kong and Commonwealth and Common Law International Family Justice Conference in Sydney ENCJ meeting project on Funding of the Judiciary in Brussels ENCJ Project Meeting Independence and Accountability in Brussels European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg
£522.25
11 - 19 November 2015
Lord Brailsford
1
30 November - 1 Dec 2015
Sheriff Liddle
1
3 - 4 December 2015
Lord Tyre
1
24 - 26 January 2016
Lord Carloway
1
24 - 26 January 2016
Lady Paton
1
24 - 26 January 2016
Lady Smith
1
European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg
£650.47
£40.05
£690.52
24 - 26 January 2016
Lord Bracadale
1
European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg
£650.47
£79.42
£729.89
24 - 26 January2016
Lord Bannatyne
1
European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg
£650.47
£4,898.94
£4,898.94
£522.54
£35.36
£557.90
£454.40
£53.96
£508.36
£650.47
£352.51
£1,002.98
£650.47
£650.47
£650.47
24 - 26 January 2016
Lady Stacey
1
European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg
£650.47
£38.43
£688.90
18 - 19 February 2016
Lord President
1
Bilateral Meeting in Dublin
£86.78
£23.73
£110.51
28 February - 1 March 2016
Sheriff Liddle
1
ENCJ Colloque meeting - Dublin
£253.00
£253.00
7 March 2016
Lord Tyre
1
ENCJ Project Group - Independence and Accountability in Brussels
£322.63
£322.63
Total: ENCJ - European Network of Councils for Judiciary CMJA - Commonwealth Magistrates and Judges Association ECJ - European Court of Justice ERA - Academy of European law FBIJCC - Franco -British - Irish Judicial Cooperation Committee Colloque
£20,552.95
£2,052.97
£22,605.92
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