Members of the judiciary and the independent referral bars in Scotland, England and Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland will gather at the Four Jurisdictions Conference 2026 in May.
Earlier this month, the Faculty of Advocates marked the 115th anniversary of International Women’s Day (IWD) – and took time to reflect on the progress women have made and the inequalities that persist.
The Faculty of Advocates hosted a high level delegation of Ukrainian judges and legal professionals in Parliament House last week, to celebrate the relationships that have been established between Ukrainian and Scottish lawyers since Russia’s full-scale, illegal, invasion in 2022.
Earlier this week, members of the Faculty of Advocates and invited guests gathered in the historic Reading Room in Parliament House in Edinburgh for a talk entitled Walter Scott and the Faculty of Advocates – a living heritage.
Registration has opened for the annual World Intellectual Property Day Conference, now in its 18th year, which is being hosted by the Faculty of Advocates.
The Faculty of Advocates has welcomed a significant new addition to its historic art collection with the acquisition of a portrait of the late George William Penrose, Lord Penrose (1938 - 2025).
Juryless trials are back in the news, following a UK government proposal to cut back on using juries in certain matters in courts in England and Wales.
A member of the Scottish Bar and a former Judge of the Court of the European Union, Ian Forrester KC, has been conferred the honour of Knight Bachelor in the 2026 New Year Honours list.
Since the government announced its proposal to restrict the right to a jury trial in response to Sir Brian Leveson’s criminal courts review, the Bar of England and Wales has argued that justice needs juries.
THE Tumbling Lassie Appeal, founded by members of the Faculty of Advocates in 2015, has raised over £70,000 this year as it celebrated its 10th anniversary during 2025. The Tumbling Lassie “Diamond Ball” was held at Prestonfield Stables on Saturday 8 November 2025. The evening featured a performance of the new Tumbling Lassie musical, from Ayrshire’s Theatre Alliance group, as well as a painting created live on stage, and the grand reveal of which lucky guest had a mystery Rox in a Box diamond necklace.