Special Faculty event to mark International Women’s Day
A special event to celebrate advocacy and its vital role in Scots law is being lined up by the Faculty for International Women’s Day.
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Dean hails IBA appointment
The Faculty has welcomed the appointment of Andrew Mackenzie, Chief Executive of the Scottish Arbitration Centre, as Co-Chair of the International Bar Association’s Access to Justice and Legal Aid Committee.
QC outlines US Supreme Court intervention to Euro politicians
A senior member of Faculty has been to Brussels to brief MEPs on a submission to the US Supreme Court in a case with potentially major implications for privacy rights.
Tribunal appointments for Faculty trio
Three members of Faculty have been appointed Legal Members of the Pensions Appeal Tribunal for Scotland.
Celebrated former Dean welcomes bullying policy
A newly-introduced policy on bullying and harassment has received a strong endorsement from one of the Faculty’s most acclaimed former leaders.
Role of Euro court post-Brexit must be clear, says Faculty
The post-Brexit role of the Court of Justice of the European Union must be spelled out clearly and the status of its judgments left in no doubt, the Faculty has submitted.
Faculty honoured to chair First Minister talk
The First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has kicked off a series of Faculty-supported talks by politicians on the theme, Scotland After Brexit.
Criminal law in the spotlight
Leading lights in criminal law will be passing on some expert advice and tips to young practitioners at a full-day event in Glasgow.
New lunchtime talks off to a flyer
The Faculty was delighted to welcome one of its most illustrious members, Lord Hope of Craighead, to open a new series of lunchtime seminars.
Court fees regime could be unlawful, says Faculty
Scotland could be operating an illegal regime of charging litigants court fees at a level designed to fund the civil justice system, the Faculty has suggested.