Helping to secure Wellbeing at the Bar
The Faculty is supporting Mental Health Awareness Week with a working lunch to discuss Wellbeing at the Bar.
2016
May
New Senator, Lord Beckett, installed
The first of a series of judicial installations has seen John Beckett, QC, take his place on the Bench with the title, Lord Beckett.
Helping the young unlock their potential
A member of Faculty has become a leading light in a mentoring scheme which aims to help young people in Scotland to realise their potential.
Five new Senators named
Five new Senators of the College of Justice, including three practising members of the senior Bar, have been appointed by Her Majesty the Queen on the recommendation of the First Minister.
Arbitration world heading to Edinburgh in 2020
The Scottish Arbitration Centre has been successful in bidding for Edinburgh to host the 2020 Congress of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA).
Sheriff Principal Ronald Ireland, QC
The death has been announced of Ronald David Ireland, QC, a former Sheriff Principal of Grampian, Highland and Islands. He was 91.
Advocate joins new FAI working group
The Faculty’s Jillian Martin-Brown has been appointed a member of a working group set up by the Scottish Civil Justice Council (SCJC) to take forward legislative changes to inquiries into fatal accidents and sudden deaths.
Leave or stay – the EU legal issues explored
The potential legal issues of a “leave” or a “stay” vote in the EU referendum will be explored at a special event by the AGEUL group of advocates.
Martyr’s trial recreated and debated
A dramatisation of the 1528 trial of Patrick Hamilton, the first martyr of the Scottish Reformation, is being staged in St Andrews, where he was convicted of being a heretic and burned at the stake.
Start of child law seminars
A series of seminars on contemporary issues in child law begins tomorrow (5 May) when the topic for discussion will be Contact and Contempt of Court.