New Dean is Gordon Jackson, QC
The new Dean of the Faculty of Advocates is Gordon Jackson, QC, the current Vice-Dean and former Member of the Scottish Parliament.
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Faculty Reservations on “No-Blame” Compensation Scheme
The Faculty of Advocates has expressed reservations over a scheme to introduce “no blame” compensation for harm resulting from clinical treatment.
Faculty Responds to Consultation on Age of Criminal Responsibility
Faculty Responds to Consultation on Age of Criminal Responsibility
Faculty’s major vulnerable witness conference judged a success
A major conference on vulnerable witnesses staged by the Faculty of Advocates has been hailed as a success.
Summary sheriff vacancies
Applications are being sought by the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland for 16.6 full-time equivalent (FTE) posts of summary sheriff which will be filled in March 2017.
Guidance on child convention could be more effective, suggests Faculty
Guidance for public authorities about the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) needs to get back to basics, the Faculty has suggested.
Three-way contest for Dean of Faculty
The election for the new Dean of Faculty will be a three-way contest between Roddy Dunlop, QC, Peter Gray, QC, and Gordon Jackson, QC.
QC joins board of Aberdeen Law Project
A senior member of Faculty has become a board member of the Aberdeen Law Project.
“Morrison” prescription options would be an improvement, says Faculty
The Faculty favours a change in the law of prescription, as it has been held to be by the Supreme Court.
Scotland “rightly proud of prosecution service”
Scotland has good reason to be proud of its public prosecution service, according to the new Lord Advocate, James Wolffe, QC.