Shami Chakrabarti, who is to reflect on a life of campaigning at a Faculty-hosted event next week, has announced she is leaving the human rights group, Liberty, but will remain in post until her successor is found.
The civil liberties and human rights campaigner, Shami Chakrabarti, will discuss her life and work in the second of the JUSTICE Scotland “Beyond Law” series of events, hosted by the Faculty
Staff are putting their best foot forward as they clock up the miles in the first Faculty Pedometer Challenge.
Lord Carloway has been installed as President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General at ceremonies in packed courtrooms in Parliament House.
The Faculty’s Alice Stobart is among the speakers who will review discrimination law at a conference in the New Year.
Members and staff of Faculty have been thanked for their “wonderful” response to a collection of Christmas presents and treats for vulnerable families.
The Faculty is to help give judges from Brazil an insight into the Scottish legal system.
The Faculty has sounded a note of caution about a potential impartiality issue in draft regulations on the composition of the Upper Tribunal for Scotland when hearing housing and property cases.
The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) has voiced concern that lawyers in China continue to face improper interference in their work and serious violations of their rights