Popular 21st Century Bar Conference opens for registrations
The Rt. Hon. Lady Wise will be the keynote speaker at this year’s 21st Century Bar Conference, which takes place in Edinburgh next month.
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Still time to donate to the Scottish Legal Walks 2024
This year’s Scottish Legal Walks are now done and dusted but anyone keen to support the provision of pro bono legal services can still donate.
300 years after Tumbling Lassie case we still have slavery in Scotland
It’s Anti-Slavery Week this week, a UK and European awareness initiative, the centrepiece of which, Anti-Slavery Day, will be marked on Friday 18 October.
Devils training kicks off for 2024
Twenty-nine new devils, the largest group in recent years, began their nine-month advocacy training this week at the Mackenzie Building in Edinburgh.
MiniTrials prove popular again
The Edinburgh Schools MiniTrials, held this past weekend, saw children from eight local secondary schools taking part in mock criminal trials, presided over by members of the Faculty of Advocates.
Law student to host fundraiser for the Lawscot Foundation
John White, an LLB Law student at the University of Edinburgh, is organising an ‘Evening with Donald Findlay KC’ in Parliament House for later this year.
Advocates Library team hosts successful Doors Open Day
THE Advocates Library participated in Doors Open Day 2024 on the last Saturday in September, opening its doors and hosting tours for the public for the first time in five years.
Faculty to host two pro bono events in November
The Faculty of Advocates Free Legal Services Unit will host two events during Pro Bono Week this year, which runs from Monday 4 November to Friday 8 November.
Building capacity beyond our borders
Keeper of the Advocates Library Neil Mackenzie KC recently returned from a successful training course in Zimbabwe.
Catherine Smith KC sworn in as Advocate General for Scotland
Catherine Smith KC was sworn in as Advocate General for Scotland at a ceremony at the Court of Session in Edinburgh on Friday last week.