We need more women at the Bar in Scotland – Ruth Crawford KC
#InspireInclusion was the theme for this year’s International Women’s Day, which took place earlier this month.
#InspireInclusion was the theme for this year’s International Women’s Day, which took place earlier this month.
New appointments as Standing Junor Counsel to the Scottish Government have been announced.
Since its inception in 2015 the Faculty of Advocates’ Tumbling Lassie Appeal has raised over £100 000. With that milestone reached its first chair, Alan McLean KC, has stepped down. He is succeeded by another of the Appeal’s founders, Sheriff Maryam Labaki.
The need for changes to the current discourse to ensure every woman always had a seat at the table was the core message that emerged at an event held on International Women’s Day in Edinburgh.
The Faculty of Advocates Criminal Bar Association (FACBA) has donated £2 000 to Homeless Project Scotland, a Glasgow-based charity that provides support to people facing housing insecurity.
The 2024 World Bar Conference takes place against the backdrop of immense global challenges – all of which are being experienced on local levels and giving rise to distinct regional responses.
Building fairer, safer and more equitable societies for women and girls will be under the spotlight at an event being held to mark International Women’s Day next month.