News and Responses

Stephen O’Rourke appointed to Scottish Sentencing Council

Membership of the Scottish Sentencing Council has been announced, as the new body was officially established.

From war to the arts, JUSTICE events to have wide appeal

A series of events to be hosted by the Faculty has been announced for the "Securing JUSTICE at 60" appeal.

Clock running down on World Bar Conference offer

Time is rapidly running out on an Early Bird Offer on booking for the World Bar Conference’s “homecoming” to Edinburgh next spring.

Draft Regulations that Prescribe Eligibility Criteria for Appointment to the Scottish Tribunals

Catch up with all the latest on employment law

Registration is open for the 2015 Conference of the Faculty’s Employment Law Group (ELG), which will feature an address by the head of employment tribunals in Scotland

Faculty preparing to play host to two key events

The Faculty is to host two significant events in the coming weeks, the launch of a new legal book and a lecture by a senior judicial figure.

MSPs enthuse over human rights evidence on land reform

A panel of witnesses, including a representative of the Faculty, has been thanked by MSPs for "saturating" them with information on human rights aspects of the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill.

Comments on Land Reform (Scotland) Bill

Faculty raises ECHR issues over land reform proposals

Human rights issues have been identified by the Faculty in relation to parts of the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill.

New post for Lord Hope of Craighead

Lord Hope of Craighead, the former Deputy President of the UK Supreme Court, has been named Chief Justice of Abu Dhabi Global Market Courts.