News and Responses
All the latest news from the Faculty of Advocates
Launch of 2019 Tumbling Lassie events
Details have been confirmed for the first event in the Tumbling Lassie 2019 fundraising calendar, with a new charity partner lined up to benefit.
Faculty suggests possible solution to delays in defence post-mortems
A new system of instructing second post-mortem examinations of homicide victims has been put forward by the Faculty, in an attempt to ease the grief of bereaved families.
Proposed Post-Mortem Examinations (Defence Time-Limit) (Scotland) Bill
QC at Justice for All conference
A sterling line-up of legal figures, including senior member of Faculty Jonathan Mitchell, QC, will explore Justice for All: Law as a Force for Good at a special conference this weekend.
Improvements suggested for Title Conditions Bill
A planned new piece of Scottish land law could be made more user-friendly, the Faculty has suggested.
Draft Title Conditions (Scotland) Bill
Findlay talks Manuel, for charity
He has moved on 100 years, but murder and an insight by Donald Findlay, QC, into one of Scotland’s most notorious cases will again raise funds for charity.
Hear pioneering US judges at Faculty event
Two highly innovative US judges will give insights into their approach to justice at a special Faculty event.
QC becomes JABS member
Two new legal members, one a senior member of Faculty, Morag Ross, QC, have been appointed to the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland (JABS).