Counsel sign up for scheme to aid nurses and midwives
More than 50 advocates are preparing to help nurses and midwives who may be facing the trauma of disciplinary proceedings with no-one at their side.
News and Responses
All the latest news from the Faculty of Advocates
Strengthening Tax Avoidance Sanctions and Deterrents
Access to counsel’s advice should not be jeopardised in tax penalties regime, says Faculty
Counsel and others who merely give advice on tax avoidance schemes without helping to design them should be excluded from a proposed new regime of sanctions, the Faculty has suggested.
Possible return of death penalty in Turkey is condemned
The Faculty has co-signed a statement which condemns in the strongest terms a possible reinstatement of the death penalty in Turkey.
Tumbling Lassie announcement marks Anti-Slavery Day
A nameless girl from 17th Century Scotland is to be the spearhead of a fundraising event to aid victims of modern slavery.
Top marks for MiniTrials
Learning about the law through the Faculty’s MiniTrials scheme for schools has been given a “ten out of ten” rating following the latest event at Edinburgh Sheriff Court.
Guidance on Competence, issued by Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner
Retired, but maintaining a Faculty link with the Caribbean
Five years after being admitted to the Faculty, Angus Foster thought a move abroad would help broaden his international legal experience.
New Faculty member of SLAB
The appointment of John Hamilton, QC, as the Faculty member of the Scottish Legal Aid Board has been announced by Michael Matheson, the Cabinet Secretary for Justice.
Civil justice must be funded by the state, not litigants: Faculty
The Faculty has expressed opposition to plans by the Scottish Government to make litigants fund the civil justice system through court fees.