Tribunal for procurement cases backed by Faculty
The Faculty has given support to plans for a new tribunal in Scotland to deal with complaints about the awarding of public contracts.
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Would FAIs before summary sheriffs give the wrong impression?
The Faculty has voiced reservations about allocating fatal accident inquires (FAIs) to summary sheriffs, the new lower level of judicial office created under court reform legislation.
Four Jurisdictions weekend
The Faculty was a proud host of the 2015 Four Jurisdictions Conference, welcoming guests from Middle Temple in London, the Bar Council of Ireland and the Bar of Northern Ireland.
Faculty hosts meeting of Plan for Growth: Scottish Co-ordination Group
The latest meeting of the Scottish Co-ordination Group was hosted and chaired by the Faculty. The aim of the group is the international promotion of the Scottish legal services sector and Scotland as a place for dispute resolution.
Lord President announces he is to retire
Lord Gill, the Lord President, has announced that he is to retire with effect from 31 May, 2015.
ECtHR Grand Chamber on lawyers' freedom of expression
Important observations on freedom of expression for lawyers have been made by the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights.
Four Jurisdictions event returns to Parliament House
The Faculty is looking forward to hosting one of the most eagerly-anticipated events in the calendars of counsel and judges throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Faculty responds to Bill on funding of civil litigation
The Faculty has pointed to "the potential to enhance justice" if US-style Damages Based Agreements (DBAs) are introduced in Scotland.
Faculty welcomes GCHQ ruling on legally privileged material
Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) has been required by a tribunal to undertake to destroy documents containing legally privileged material which was obtained by unlawful surveillance.
Justice Committee heeds Human Trafficking Bill concerns
Concerns expressed by the Faculty and others have been recognised by the Scottish Parliament's Justice Committee in its Stage 1 Report on the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Bill.