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04 Sep

Joining forces at agricultural law event

Experts in agricultural law from both branches of the legal profession are being brought together in a special collaboration between the Faculty and the Law Society of Scotland.

29 Aug

New sheriffs appointed

Two members of Faculty, Jillian Martin-Brown and Fergus Thomson, have been appointed as sheriffs.

29 Aug

Robert (Roy) Martin, QC

The Faculty has been shocked to hear of the death of Robert (Roy) Martin, QC, a former Dean and one of the few counsel to attain the distinction of Queen’s Counsel in both Scotland and England & Wales. He was 69.

20 Aug

T Gordon Coutts, QC

The death has been announced of T Gordon Coutts, QC, a former Faculty office-bearer and one of the leading counsel of his generation. He was 86.

02 Aug J Mure

Faculty convener Belfast bound to talk Brexit

The convener of the Faculty’s International Committee, James Mure, QC, will be one of the speakers at a conference in Northern Ireland to explore major constitutional law issues.

27 Jul

Rome date for medical law QC

All roads led to Rome, as delegates from around the world – including the Faculty’s Lauren Sutherland, QC – headed to the International Congress on Law and Mental Health.