The Register of Members' Financial Interests
As at 28 May 2024

Cherry, Joanna (Edinburgh South West)

Cherry, Joanna (Edinburgh South West)

1. Employment and earnings

Role, work or services: Columnist for the National
From: 3 September 2020.
Payer: Newsquest Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe HP10 9TY

Remuneration: £150 a week (payment is per column written).
From: 3 September 2020.
Hours: 4 hrs a week
Additional information: First payment expected on 1 December 2020.

(Registered 18 November 2020)

Role, work or services: Legal services
Payer: MML Law, Meadowplace Buildings, Bell Street, Dundee DD1 1EJ

Payment: £4,416.67
Received on: 26 September 2023. Hours: 12 hrs.
Additional information: Services provided between 21 December 2021 and 28 April 2022.

(Registered 19 October 2023)

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: Neil Murray
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Legal services provided between 8 and 12 May 2023 (paid for by the donor), value £22,932
Date received: 8 May 2023 to 12 May 2023
Date accepted: 8 May 2023
Donor status: individual

(Registered 16 June 2023)

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Remembering Srebrenica Scotland
Address of donor: c/o Turcan Connell Solicitors, Princes Exchange, Earl Grey Street, Edinburgh EH3 9EE
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£637.51) and accommodation (£232.21), value £869.72
Destination of visit: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dates of visit: 3 October 2023 to 5 October 2023
Purpose of visit: To take part in commemoration and educational events in Sarajevo as part of Remembering Srebrenica Scotland's work to raise awareness of the genocide and prevent future atrocities.

(Registered 3 January 2024)

8. Miscellaneous

Kings Council and member of the Faculty of Advocates. Non-practising since 25 November 2022, but I continue to receive payments for legal services rendered before my election in 2015; and for the period 28 June 2021 to 25 November 2022 when I returned to part-time practice. any Payments for legal services are registered under Category 1.

(Registered 4 June 2015; updated 16 July 2021, 20 December 2022 and 30 December 2022)

Member of the advisory group of Sex Matters, a not for profit company which campaigns, advocates and produces resources to promote clarity about sex in public policy, law and culture. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 25 January 2022

(Registered 8 February 2022)