Faculty welcomes Pegasus scholars
Pegasus scholars from the USA and New Zealand were welcomed to Faculty recently and given a tour of the Advocates Library by Michael Upton.
News and Responses
All the latest news from the Faculty of Advocates
Popular 21st Century Bar Conference opens for registrations
The Rt. Hon. Lady Wise will be the keynote speaker at this year’s 21st Century Bar Conference, which takes place in Edinburgh next month.
Still time to donate to the Scottish Legal Walks 2024
This year’s Scottish Legal Walks are now done and dusted but anyone keen to support the provision of pro bono legal services can still donate.
Response by the Faculty of Advocates to the Scottish Parliament Consultation: Framework Legislation and Henry VIII powers
Response from the Faculty of Advocates to the Consultation on Changes to the procedure rules on the provision of written reasons for decisions
300 years after Tumbling Lassie case we still have slavery in Scotland
It’s Anti-Slavery Week this week, a UK and European awareness initiative, the centrepiece of which, Anti-Slavery Day, will be marked on Friday 18 October.
Response from the Faculty of Advocates to the Adults with Incapacity Amendment Act: Consultation
Response from the Faculty of Advocates to Sentencing Rape Offences: A Scottish Sentencing Council Consultation
Devils training kicks off for 2024
Twenty-nine new devils, the largest group in recent years, began their nine-month advocacy training this week at the Mackenzie Building in Edinburgh.
MiniTrials prove popular again
The Edinburgh Schools MiniTrials, held this past weekend, saw children from eight local secondary schools taking part in mock criminal trials, presided over by members of the Faculty of Advocates.