Hugh is the Head
of the Government Legal Service for Northern Ireland, and Departmental
Solicitor for the Northern
Ireland Executive.. He has 20 years of experience in parliamentary services and
government legal services. Prior to joining the Northern Ireland Executive,
Hugh was Director of Legal and Governance Services for the Northern Ireland
Assembly.
He has previously worked in research, as a barrister in
private practice and as an in-house lawyer in a leading financial services
provider. He has also worked in the Scottish Parliament’s legal office, and on
discrimination law in the Office of the First Minister and deputy First
Minister. Hewas a member of the Welsh Assembly Commission’s Audit and Risk
Assurance Committee (ACARAC) from 2012 until 2019. Hugh is a barrister and
member of the Bar of Ireland and the Bar of Northern Ireland.
Hugh was appointed to the Independent Remuneration Board in
June 2020.
Hugh was formerly a member of the Assembly Commission Audit
and Risk Committee between November 2013 – October 2019.
