‘Bad’ Santa is back!
It’s that time of year when Santa Claus finds himself facing the full force of the law.
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All the latest news from the Faculty of Advocates
Faculty Christmas Collection 2024 opens for donations
This year’s Faculty Christmas Collection, which raises funds for vulnerable families in Fife, is now open for donations.
FLSU events highlight the power of pro bono
Pro Bono Week 2024 kicked off at the beginning of this week with simultaneous launch events in Edinburgh and London.
Faculty welcomes Pegasus scholars
Pegasus scholars from the USA and New Zealand were welcomed to Faculty recently and given a tour of the Advocates Library by Michael Upton.
Popular 21st Century Bar Conference opens for registrations
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.
Still time to donate to the Scottish Legal Walks 2024
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.
300 years after Tumbling Lassie case we still have slavery in Scotland
It’s Anti-Slavery Week this week, a UK and European awareness initiative, the centrepiece of which, Anti-Slavery Day, will be marked on Friday 18 October.
Devils training kicks off for 2024
Twenty-nine new devils, the largest group in recent years, began their nine-month advocacy training this week at the Mackenzie Building in Edinburgh.
MiniTrials prove popular again
The Edinburgh Schools MiniTrials, held this past weekend, saw children from eight local secondary schools taking part in mock criminal trials, presided over by members of the Faculty of Advocates.
Law student to host fundraiser for the Lawscot Foundation
John White, an LLB Law student at the University of Edinburgh, is organising an ‘Evening with Donald Findlay KC’ in Parliament House for later this year.