07 Nov
The Faculty and the Law Society of Scotland have voiced unwavering support for the independence of the judiciary and the legal profession, in the fall-out from the Brexit ruling of the High Court.
03 Nov
Changes in criminal procedure related to a new specific offence of domestic abuse have been supported by the Faculty.
02 Nov
Leading lights of the criminal Bar will be sharing experience and expertise with the next generation of lawyers at a special conference.
01 Nov
An Honorary Doctorate of Laws (LLD) has been awarded to Dr Joe Morrow, QC, for his contribution to mental health law in Scotland.
31 Oct
The title of the 2016 Mitchell Lecture to be delivered by Lord Neuberger, President of the UK Supreme Court, has been announced as, “Some thoughts on judicial reasoning across jurisdictions".
28 Oct
Ministers have been urged by the Faculty to remove a “blot on the landscape” of Scottish arbitration law.
26 Oct
Routine difficulty in meeting statutory time limits in Scotland’s criminal justice system requires urgent attention, the Faculty has told MSPs.
26 Oct
A great event and a pleasure to have been part of it – that was the verdict of US attorney Jerome Buting who faced an audience in Glasgow at an event staged by the Scottish Criminal Bar Association.
25 Oct
More than 50 advocates are preparing to help nurses and midwives who may be facing the trauma of disciplinary proceedings with no-one at their side.
20 Oct
Counsel and others who merely give advice on tax avoidance schemes without helping to design them should be excluded from a proposed new regime of sanctions, the Faculty has suggested.