Nicholas Grier, W.S., is Professor of Commercial Law at the University of Abertay. He was formerly a practising solicitor in Edinburgh, and head of the law schools at both Abertay and Edinburgh Napier Universities. He has written and lectured extensively on corporate law, company secretarial practice and insolvency in both Scotland and England. He is the current author and examiner of the Specialist Paralegal Qualification in Company Law offered by the University of Law.