THE age of social media has brought many benefits. Members of the public are able to engage with a number of issues – from the banal to the fundamental – in a way that was not previously possible. This is to the benefit of us all.
Members of Faculty returned recently from an intensive ‘train the trainers’ conference held in the Drakensberg in South Africa.
The Tumbling Lassie’s annual fund-raising ball, held in Edinburgh last month, has raised over £20, 000 for anti-trafficking charities.
The Faculty of Advocates’ fictional member is back in time for Christmas this year in ‘Edward Kane, Advocate in ‘The Hanged Man’.’
It’s that time of year when Santa Claus finds himself facing the full force of the law.
This year’s Faculty Christmas Collection, which raises funds for vulnerable families in Fife, is now open for donations.
Pro Bono Week 2024 kicked off at the beginning of this week with simultaneous launch events in Edinburgh and London.
Pegasus scholars from the USA and New Zealand were welcomed to Faculty recently and given a tour of the Advocates Library by Michael Upton.
The Rt. Hon. Lady Wise will be the keynote speaker at this year’s 21st Century Bar Conference, which takes place in Edinburgh next month.
This year’s Scottish Legal Walks are now done and dusted but anyone keen to support the provision of pro bono legal services can still donate.