Nicholas Grier, W.S., is Professor of Commercial Law at theUniversity of Abertay. He was formerly a practising solicitor in Edinburgh, andhead of the law schools at both Abertay and Edinburgh Napier Universities. Hehas written and lectured extensively on corporate law, company secretarialpractice and insolvency in both Scotland and England. He is the current authorand examiner of the Specialist Paralegal Qualification in Company Law offeredby the University of Law.