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.
2017
May
Crafting the law on crofting
Two members of Faculty will bring specialist knowledge to bear at a conference on crofting law.
Faculty’s concern on abuse Bill laid out to MSPs
MSPs face “an extremely difficult task” in bringing forward legislation to tackle psychological domestic abuse, the Faculty believes.
Faculty’s pro bono leader to speak at law clinics event
The head of the Faculty’s pro bono service, Mungo Bovey, QC, has been invited to give the keynote address at a conference of student law clinics.
Faculty calls for discount rate reform, to prevent injustice
Changes should be made to the way the personal injury discount rate is fixed, to avoid “real injustice”, the Faculty has suggested.
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.
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.
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!
Dean’s Dinner celebrates all things Scottish
The Faculty was a proud host of the inaugural Dean’s Dinner, which brought together guests from across public life in a celebration of Scottish society.
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.