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News and Responses
All the latest news from the Faculty of Advocates
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED
Good luck to our devil, Victoria Arnott, and Clerk of Faculty, Richard Pugh, who will be competing in the LexFactor Battle.
THIS SEMINAR HAS BEEN POSTPONED
A strong Faculty presence at a special seminar will help ensure EU citizens in Scotland are protected by all the rights available to them after Brexit.
Princes St Gardens role for counsel
The Faculty’s John Campbell, QC, has been appointed to a senior role in the redevelopment of West Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh.
QC wants posthumous justice for Scotland’s ‘witches’
A member of Faculty has marked International Women’s Day by launching a campaign seeking justice for thousands of people in Scotland who were convicted of witchcraft and executed.
QCs lined up for ‘glass ceiling’ panel discussion
Two senior members of Faculty, Lisa Henderson, QC, and Susanne Tanner, QC, are to discuss “Breaking the Glass Ceiling” at an International Women’s Day event by the Scottish Young Lawyers’ Association.
JUSTICE WEEK: Practical tips for devils, from a devil
A number of the Faculty’s devils have been speaking to students about the process of joining the Scots Bar.
New Faculty Treasurer
An election for the office of Treasurer of Faculty has been won by Ruth Crawford, QC, the first woman to hold the post.
JUSTICE WEEK: What is justice?
At the start of JUSTICE WEEK (24-28 February), the Dean of Faculty, Gordon Jackson, QC, reflects on what is justice.
Forensic examinations: self-referral may be welcomed but has problems, says Faculty
Issues have been identified by the Faculty in a planned new system to allow complainers in sexual offence cases to refer themselves for forensic examination.