QCs to lead university reviews
Two senior members of Faculty are to lead independent reviews for universities which employed an academic who has been convicted of sexual offences.
News and Responses
All the latest news from the Faculty of Advocates
Busy schedule for Tumbling Lassie before she goes to the Ball
Final preparations are being made for next month’s Tumbling Lassie Ball, but she has three other engagements before the big night.
Sentencing guideline ‘benefit to public’, says Faculty
A draft guideline on sentencing has been hailed by the Faculty as “concise and easy to understand” and a benefit to the public.
The sentencing process
LA returns to Faculty for Proceeds of Crime Conference
The Lord Advocate, James Wolffe, QC, will be on familiar territory when he gives the keynote address at the 2019 Proceeds of Crime Conference, hosted by the Faculty.
Joining forces at agricultural law event
Experts in agricultural law from both branches of the legal profession are being brought together in a special collaboration between the Faculty and the Law Society of Scotland.
New sheriffs appointed
Two members of Faculty, Jillian Martin-Brown and Fergus Thomson, have been appointed as sheriffs.
Robert (Roy) Martin, QC
The Faculty has been shocked to hear of the death of Robert (Roy) Martin, QC, a former Dean and one of the few counsel to attain the distinction of Queen’s Counsel in both Scotland and England & Wales. He was 69.
Bring child convention into Scots law and don’t delay, says Faculty
Support has been given by the Faculty to adopting the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) into Scots law, and for it to be done sooner rather than later.
New case management system at Faculty
The Faculty is launching a new diary and case management system, which will have benefits for Advocates and instructing solicitors.