Faculty believes long-term solutions are required to address instances where residential care services in Scotland receive cross-border placements of children and young people subject to English High Court Deprivation of Liberty orders.
Faculty members have elected Neil Mackenzie QC as the new Keeper of the Advocates Library.
Faculty notes with sadness the untimely passing last week of Geoff Clarke QC of Compass Chambers.
The Lord Advocate has appointed Ashley Edwards QC to be principal Crown counsel and lead the advocate depute team in the prosecution of serious crime.
Thomas Leonard Ross QC has been named Lawyer of the Month by Scottish Legal News.
The Faculty of Advocates has opposed the creation of a new independent regulator for all legal services.
It is premature to suggest in the current post-Brexit social, economic, and political landscape that a radical overhaul of the United Kingdom’s Data Protection regime is necessary or desirable, says the Faculty of Advocates.
Tony Graham QC, Stable Director at Optimum Advocates in Glasgow, has been elected as the new Chairman of Faculty Services Limited (FSL).
Susanne Tanner QC has been commissioned by the Lord Advocate as Assistant Principal Crown Counsel.
It was with deep sadness that the Faculty of Advocates learnt of the passing of Stephen O’Rourke QC.