Faculty seven aid Vis Moot students
Seven members of Faculty have helped students prepare for a major international mooting competition.
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Young legal talent heading to Edinburgh for UK mock trial final
Hundreds of senior school students from throughout the UK will descend on Edinburgh this weekend, seeking to be crowned Bar Mock Trial Competition national champions.
US judges make big impression on Faculty audience
Two innovative judges from the US, Victoria Pratt and Ginger Lerner-Wren, made a big impression with talks on Therapeutic Justice at a Faculty seminar - and it seems Scotland made a big impression on them.
Here’s to a final International Women’s Day…
A stimulating and entertaining talk by Lady Wolffe to mark International Women’s Day ended with a hope – that such days could soon be consigned to history.
QCs join legal aid advisory panel
Two senior members of Faculty, Ruth Innes, QC and Ronnie Renucci, QC, have been appointed to an expert panel which will advise on an evidence-based approach to reviewing legal aid fees.
Prisoner voting: lifting of ban should cover any referendum, says Faculty
A case can be made for allowing all prisoners to vote in elections in Scotland, including any future referendum, the Faculty has suggested.
Fellows all…
An impressive 18 members of Faculty have gone through some intensive training and emerged as Fellows of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Former Dean appointed RSE Fellow
The former Dean of Faculty, James Wolffe, QC, has become a Fellow of the RSE, Scotland’s National Academy.
Faculty to host International Women’s Day talk
Lady Wolffe is to be the guest speaker at the Faculty’s International Women’s Day event, when she pays tribute to pioneering women in the law and looks to the future.
All about arbitration at special Faculty conference
Arbitration and all its attractions will be showcased at a special one-day conference hosted by the Faculty.