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.
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All the latest news from the Faculty of Advocates
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.
New Stair volume
An updated volume of the Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia, edited by a member of Faculty, Dominic Scullion, has been published.
Pro Bono Week 2020
It’s Pro Bono Week, a salute to lawyers across the UK, like our own Free Legal Services Unit, who are unstinting and selfless in their drive to open access to justice.
Lifetime award for former Euro Judge
A lifetime achievement award is to be presented to Ian Forrester, QC, the former Judge of the General Court of the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg.