Guardianships delayed by pressure on resources, says Faculty
Severe pressure on resources has been highlighted by the Faculty as causing lengthy delays in the appointment of guardians to people who are unable to look after their own affairs.
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Consultation on Scottish Law Commission Report on Adults with Incapacity
Counting down to World Bar Conference
Delegates from near and far are heading to Scotland for the “homecoming” of the World Bar Conference, a major event of the international legal calendar.
Bar’s senior woman to address young lawyers
The senior woman practising at the Scottish Bar, Frances McMenamin , QC, will pass on some of her experience to the next generation when she delivers the keynote address at the annual conference of the Scottish Young Lawyers’ Association (SYLA).
Glasses raised for another successful World IP Day Conference
Whisky will be a main feature of the Faculty’s ninth World Intellectual Property Day Conference, when the organisers expect to toast another full house.
Not easy, but draft for domestic abuse offence could be improved, says Faculty
The Faculty has voiced misgivings about the draft of a new criminal offence of domestic abuse.
Consultation on a criminal offence of domestic abuse
World Bar Conference 2016 drawing near
The 2016 World Bar Conference is drawing ever closer, and a preview of the three-day event, written by the Dean of Faculty, James Wolffe, QC, has been published in The Scotsman.
Welcome to the latest Eurodevils
A special vote of thanks was reserved for Scotland’s judges as the Faculty welcomed the latest overseas lawyers to join the prized Eurodevil scheme.