News and Responses
All the latest news from the Faculty of Advocates
Faculty hosts Italian event
The Faculty's Mackenzie Building took on a decidedly Italian feel for an event with the country, its business and its law under scrutiny.
Faculty wants greater protection for victims in human trafficking legislation
Greater protection against prosecution should be afforded to victims of human trafficking, the Faculty has suggested.
Human Trafficking and Expliotation (Scotland) Bill 2015
Faculty plays its part in major international legal event
It attracted 2,000 delegates from more than 100 countries, and featured names such as Aung San Suu Kyi and Ban Ki-moon, and the Faculty was delighted to have played its part at the Global Law Summit.
State Pension Sharing on Divorce
Key Canadian judgment on lawyers' duties
The Canadian Supreme Court has issued a significant ruling on the importance of the lawyer's duty of commitment to the client's cause.
Views sought on court fees proposals
The Scottish Government has opened a consultation on proposals to change the fees charged by courts and the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG).
The Faculty I remember...
Lord Abernethy, who as Alastair Cameron, QC, was Vice-Dean of Faculty from 1983 until his elevation to the Bench in 1992, has taken a fond look back to his early days at the Bar.
UK Government concession on monitoring legally privileged communications
The UK Government has conceded that policies on the surveillance of lawyer-client communications are not fully compliant with the European Convention on Human Rights.