News and Responses

World Bar Conference 2016 drawing near

The 2016 World Bar Conference is drawing ever closer, and a preview of the three-day event, written by the Dean of Faculty, James Wolffe, QC, has been published in The Scotsman.

Welcome to the latest Eurodevils

A special vote of thanks was reserved for Scotland’s judges as the Faculty welcomed the latest overseas lawyers to join the prized Eurodevil scheme.

Draft Order in Council for Transfer of Specified Functions of Employment Tribunal to First-Tier Tribunal for Scotland

Fears expressed over blueprint for Employment Tribunal devolution

A framework for the devolution of the Employment Tribunal system in Scotland has been criticised by the Faculty.

Historic Goering cross-examination put under the spotlight

It is widely considered the most significant cross-examination of modern times, and members of Faculty will be able to judge it for themselves when a US attorney and avid student of the Nuremberg Trials analyses the questioning of Hermann Goering.

Thanks to Faculty for free EAT scheme

A senior judge has gone on record to applaud a free Faculty scheme which helps claimants at hearings of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT).

Have oil and gas appeals heard in Aberdeen, says Faculty

The Faculty is backing a move to have appeals against decisions of the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) heard in Aberdeen.

Lord Advocate to leave office after election

The Lord Advocate, Frank Mulholland, QC, has announced that he will leave the post following May’s Scottish Parliament election.

Senior counsel to speak at FAI event

An examination of the system of fatal accident inquiries will feature Peter Gray, QC, as a guest speaker.

Civil justice statistics published

The latest civil justice figures, published by Scotland’s Chief Statistician, show a total of 76,800 cases were initiated in 2014-15, the lowest since current statistics began in 2008-09.