Richard Scott, Baron Scott of Foscote

For other persons named Richard Scott, see Richard Scott (disambiguation).

Richard Rashleigh Folliott Scott, Baron Scott of Foscote, QC, PC, (born 2 October 1934), is a British barrister and judge.

The son of Lieutenant-Colonel C. W. F. and Katharine Scott was educated at Michaelhouse, Natal in South Africa, at the University of Cape Town, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in 1954, and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he received the same degree in 1957. Scott was called to the Bar, at Inner Temple in 1959, becoming a Bencher in 1981. From 1960 to 1983, he practiced at Chancery Bar, and was made a Queen's counsel in 1975.

In 1980, Scott was appointed Attorney General of the Duchy and County Palatine of Lancaster, a post he held until 1983. He was further the duchys' Vice-Chancellor from 1987 until 1991 and Chair of the Bar in the years 1982 and 1983. Scott was made judge of the High Court of Justice, Chancery Division in 1983, he became Lord Justice of Appeal in 1991 and Vice-Chancellor of the Supreme Court in 1994. From 1995 until 2000, Scott was also Head of Civil Justice, having been Inquiry into defence related exports to Iraq and related prosecutions from 1992 until 1996.

He was knighted in 1983, and became a Privy councillor in 1991. On 17 July 2000, he was made Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, created additionally a life peer as Baron Scott of Foscote, of Foscote in the County of Buckinghamshire

Lord Scott of Foscote has been married to Rima Elisa Ripoll since 1959; they have two sons and two daughters.