Faculty speeches at Commonwealth Law Conference
The Commonwealth Law Conference in Glasgow featured speeches by two senior Faculty figures.
The Commonwealth Law Conference in Glasgow featured speeches by two senior Faculty figures.
Mr Robert Weir, QC has been appointed as sheriff of South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway and Ms Joan Kerr has been appointed as sheriff of Glasgow and Strathkelvin.
In a speech at the opening of the Commonwealth Law Conference in Glasgow, Lord Gill, the Lord President, stressed the importance of an independent legal profession.
A 15-year struggle for disabled access to a Highlands churchyard could be on the brink of success, thanks in large measure to the Faculty's pro bono service.
An exhibition featuring a three-dimensional digital model of "The Lost Tomb of Robert the Bruce" has opened at Sir Walter Scott's Abbotsford home.
A member of Faculty has left his mark on a second African country, after volunteering to help train local lawyers.
The Faculty has welcomed the Class of '15 to its ever-popular Eurodevil scheme, with Parliament House becoming "home" for ten overseas lawyers.
The Faculty has backed calls for a specialist tribunal or court in Scotland which would provide an effective forum for deciding environmental cases.
A vital piece of asylum legislation will be highlighted at a major Faculty-sponsored event, as part of the 30th anniversary celebrations of the Scottish Refugee Council.
One team took the title, but everyone was declared a winner at a highly successful final of the 2015 Bar National Mock Trial Competition.