Scottish Legal Aid Board annual report
The annual number of grants of legal aid has continued a downward trend, to below the 200,000 mark, while the cost to the taxpayer has risen.
2020
Nov
Tony Lenehan new SCBA President
A number of changes have been made at the Scottish Criminal Bar Association, where Tony Lenehan has taken over as President.
Nuremberg landmark stirs a memory of Faculty great
The 75th anniversary of the start of the Nuremberg Trials evoked a memory of one of the most charismatic figures in the Faculty’s history – Lionel Daiches, QC.
Edward Kane back in court – and it’s murder!
The popular fictional Advocate, Edward Kane, faces some novel difficulties as he takes on his first murder case in a new book.
New man on the SCLR team
The Scottish Council of Law Reporting has added a member of Faculty to its Session Cases team.
Notorious death of historical Faculty figure
The infamous killing of a 17th century Faculty figure has been recounted in a newspaper article about Glasgow’s history.
QC to lead council inquiry
A senior member of Faculty, Susanne Tanner, QC, has been appointed to lead an inquiry following the sudden death of an employee of the City of Edinburgh Council.
Child convention Bill will need work and money, MSPs hear
Giving teeth to a Bill to incorporate the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) will require a lot of work and money, one of Scotland’s leading experts in family law has suggested.
Jog on…and on…for Faculty’s Xmas appeal
Keen runner Malcolm McGregor is going the extra mile to help the Faculty’s Christmas appeal on behalf of vulnerable families.
No case for centralised regulation of professions, says Faculty
Leaving the EU should make no difference to devolved regulation of the professions in the UK, the Faculty believes.