Address to a Haggis, Syrian-style
Around 100 Syrian parents and children enjoyed some unique Scottish hospitality - and Address to a Haggis in Arabic - at a Burns Supper hosted by the Faculty.
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Could you play a part in new lawyers’ group?
It’s up and running, and with the hard work about to start for the Scottish Ethnic Minority Lawyers’ Association (SEMLA), it wants to hear from those who could have a role to play.
Terrorism theme for this year’s Macfadyen Lecture
The seventh Macfadyen Lecture staged by the Scottish Council of Law Reporting will be given by Sir Anthony Campbell on the subject of “Terrorism and the Rule of Law”.
Brexit White Paper is published
The UK Government has published its Brexit plans in a White Paper, The United Kingdom’s exit from, and new partnership with, the European Union.
QC’s article on landmark case published by international journal
The landmark judgment by the Supreme Court on informed consent to medical treatment has been explored in an article by the Faculty’s Andrew Smith, QC, in the prestigious BJOG International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
Dean of Faculty comments on legal aid review
The Scottish Government has announced a review of legal aid and the setting up of an expert advisory group which includes two members of Faculty.
Success of Tumbling Lassie Day “exceeds expectations”
A highly impressive provisional figure of £16,400 has been raised for charity by The Tumbling Lassie Ball and Seminar.
Holocaust Memorial Day
Statement by Faculty to mark anniversary of liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau
Tae a Gok – counsel’s new take on a Burns classic
Advocate Edith Forrest is a Burns Supper veteran, having spoken at dinners from Kilmarnock to Kazakhstan and London to Lerwick, but there was still something new for her at her latest appearance.
A place for statements, but oral evidence should be FAI norm, Faculty believes
Oral evidence should continue to be the norm at fatal accident inquires, although there is scope for witness statements, the Faculty has suggested.