The Executive Committee has the power to manage the affairs of the Society. It enjoys the power to direct or approve expenditure of the Society?s funds. The Executive may also provide for such committees as it may from time to time deem useful. The Executive is accountable to the Council for all its activities and actions.

Elected Members of the Executive Committee

Rule 19 (g) makes provision for elections to the Executive and reads as follows:

'nine members of the Society of whom three shall be ?recent? members of the Society (being members of recent professional standing who, at the date of their election, have fewer than eight years membership), such persons to be appointed by the Council to the Executive Committee to serve for no more than three years. Once appointed to serve for a three year term and re-elected for a further three year term, a member shall not be eligible for re-appointment until one year after expiry of such term. In appointing such nine members as set out in sub-paragraph (g) above, Council shall, so far as practicable, procure a reasonable balance in such appointments, taking account of factors such as gender, ethnicity, regional representation, type of institution and subject section representation.Notices of all motions, including the names of proposers and seconders, shall reach the Honorary Secretary at least fourteen days before the day fixed for holding the meeting.'

The current membership of the Executive is:

President Professor Nick Wikeley, Southampton

Vice-President Professor David Feldman, Cambridge

Honorary Treasurer Professor David Miers, Cardiff

Honorary Secretary Professor Stephen Bailey, Nottingham

Subject Sections Secretary Professor Lucy Vickers, Oxford Brookes

Convenor for Scotland Professor Colin Reid Dundee

Convenor for Ireland Dr Caoimhín MacMaoláin Trinity College, Dublin

Other members of the Executive Committee

Immediate Past President Professor Fiona Cownie, Keele

Vice-President elect Professor Keith Stanton

Editors: Reporter Professor A G D Bradney, Keele

Legal Studies Prof Rob Merkin, Southampton, Prof. Jenny Steele, York, Prof Jill Poole, Aston

Webmaster Richard Edwards, West of England

Chair: Legal Ed.Committee Professor Alan Paterson, Strathclyde

 Ordinary Members of the Executive

2008-2011 Mr Richard Barnes, Hull 2002

2008-2011 Dr Anne Davies, Oxford 1996

2009-2012  Mr John Tribe  Kingston  2003

2008-2011 Professor Mark Bell, Leeds   2004

2009-2012 Professor Alan Paterson, Strathclyde  1975 

2008-2011 Mr Stephen Watterson, LSE 2002

2007-2010 Dr Mary Ford, Strathclyde   2003

2007-2010 Mr David Marrani, Essex   2003

2007-2010 Dr Matthew Weait, Birkbeck, London