ICAS post for Dame Elish
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) has appointed the former Lord Advocate, Dame Elish Angiolini, QC, to the chair of its discipline board.
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Civil litigation under the spotlight
The third annual Civil Day Conference organised by the Scottish Young Lawyers’ Association will feature the Faculty’s Richard Pugh as one of the speakers.
Counsel is Scotland’s new Deputy Traffic Commissioner
The Faculty’s Hugh Olson has been appointed to the part-time post of Deputy Traffic Commissioner for Scotland.
Bill on third party rights “a positive development”
Proposed legislation on third party rights in contract is “a positive development”, the Faculty has told MSPs.
Artificial intelligence seminar
The Scottish Society for Computers and Law (SSCL) has lined up an expert speaker for a seminar on artificial intelligence.
Two new judges appointed
The Treasurer of the Faculty, Alan Summers, QC, is one of two new appointments as Senators of the College of Justice, it has been announced.
Four put Faculty to the fore in teaching council appointments
Advocates were to the fore in appointments by the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS).
A-D x 5 for Faculty
Five members of Faculty have been named in new Advocate-Depute appointments by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service.
Update for PI lawyers on Faculty’s new scheme
An update on the Faculty’s planned new arbitration scheme is being offered to PI lawyers at a seminar in Glasgow.
Faculty joins others in protest letter to Turkish President
The Faculty has endorsed a letter to the President of Turkey, expressing concern at the treatment of lawyers in the country and the continued detention of Judge Aydin Sefa Akay.