2017

May


31 May

Faculty warns on legal aid “race to bottom”

Scotland risks a “race to the bottom” in the standard of legal representation for people accused of the most serious crimes unless the legal aid system is improved, the Faculty has suggested.

19 May

Employment law conference on the move

A popular conference looking at issues in the world of employment law is this year leaving its traditional venue in Edinburgh and going on circuit to Glasgow.

18 May

QC named Lawyer of the Week

A senior member of Faculty has been chosen as Lawyer of the Week in the Law section of The Times Scotland.

16 May Faculty Quiz Team

Top of the quizzers

Straight in at No 1 are Siouxsie and the Banshees – no, it’s not a throwback to the era of punk, but a quizzing success for a Faculty-dominated team!

12 May

QC joins sport arbitrators panel

The Faculty’s Roddy McIlvride, QC, has joined a nationwide group of around 130 lawyers and other professionals on being added to the arbitrators panel of a dispute resolution service for sport.