Scottish Legal Aid Board annual report
Less is being spent on legal assistance in Scotland, while the amount paid to advocates has risen in the last year, the Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) has announced.
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Draft sentencing guideline welcomed by Faculty
A guideline setting out the principles and purposes behind sentencing in Scottish courts has been welcomed by the Faculty as a way of demystifying the process for the public.
Xmas collection for vulnerable families
The Faculty will be playing Santa again this year to vulnerable families in Fife.
Faculty talk a "treat" for Lady Justice Arden
Members of Faculty and guests have enjoyed a talk on international judicial dialogue from an expert in the field, the Court of Appeal’s Lady Justice Arden.
Star names to look at law in fiction in JUSTICE Scotland event
Four renowned figures from the law and the arts will explore the portrayal of law in fiction in the next in a series of events by JUSTICE Scotland, proudly hosted by the Faculty.
Medical law in focus
Medical law specialists David Stephenson, QC, and Lauren Sutherland, QC, are to feature at a conference which will look at medico-legal issues in orthopaedics.
QCs to examine victims and Moorov at criminal conference
Two leading QCs from the criminal Bar are among the speakers for the Glasgow Bar Association’s annual criminal conference.
Faculty backs aim to keep vulnerable witnesses out of court
An aim of sparing child and other vulnerable witnesses from having to appear in court has been supported by the Faculty as “logical and sensible”.
Greater protection for legal professional privilege needed in codes, says Faculty
Planned new guidelines on the use of covert surveillance in Scotland fail to give sufficient protection to communications between lawyers and clients, the Faculty believes.
New Faculty consulting rooms in Glasgow
The Faculty has a new suite of consulting rooms in Glasgow, just a wig’s throw from the High Court.