Let victims be heard at parole hearings, but define their role, Faculty says
The voices of victims and their families should be heard at prisoners’ parole hearings, but only to a limited extent, the Faculty has suggested.
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Improved format for Tumbling Lassie Seminar 2019
The Tumbling Lassie Seminar is branching out on its own, after three years as an adjunct to the annual Charity Ball.
QC to serve on sexual offences review group
A senior criminal practitioner, Frances McMenamin, QC, will be a Faculty representative on a new panel looking at the way sexual offence cases are dealt with in the courts.
Faculty announces Open Day for senior pupils and students
Aspiring Advocates will have a chance to see life at the Scottish Bar when the Faculty holds an Open Day for S5 and S6 school pupils and university students.
Faculty seven aid Vis Moot students
Seven members of Faculty have helped students prepare for a major international mooting competition.
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.