Setting standards to protect lawyer-client confidentiality
Lawyers from across Europe have outlined standards to be upheld to protect client confidentiality from State surveillance.
News and Responses
All the latest news from the Faculty of Advocates
The worst cross-examination in history?
Members and guests have been given a fascinating glimpse of the historic Nuremberg Trials and the widely-debated cross-examination of Hermann Goering.
No need to change commission and diligence in family actions, says Faculty
Leave well alone, is the suggestion by the Faculty to possible changes in the way commission and diligence is exercised in family actions in the civil courts.
Commission and diligence in family actions in the civil courts
Helping to secure Wellbeing at the Bar
The Faculty is supporting Mental Health Awareness Week with a working lunch to discuss Wellbeing at the Bar.
New Senator, Lord Beckett, installed
The first of a series of judicial installations has seen John Beckett, QC, take his place on the Bench with the title, Lord Beckett.
Helping the young unlock their potential
A member of Faculty has become a leading light in a mentoring scheme which aims to help young people in Scotland to realise their potential.
Five new Senators named
Five new Senators of the College of Justice, including three practising members of the senior Bar, have been appointed by Her Majesty the Queen on the recommendation of the First Minister.
Arbitration world heading to Edinburgh in 2020
The Scottish Arbitration Centre has been successful in bidding for Edinburgh to host the 2020 Congress of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA).
Sheriff Principal Ronald Ireland, QC
The death has been announced of Ronald David Ireland, QC, a former Sheriff Principal of Grampian, Highland and Islands. He was 91.