News and Responses

Note the date: Faculty Choir carol concert on Friday, 13 December

The Faculty Choir is in fine voice, and hoping as many people as possible will join it for the traditional charity carol concert.

Lord President to focus on delays in planning system

Delays in the planning system will be put in the spotlight by Scotland’s senior judge and a leading planning QC at a seminar.

SANTA ON TRIAL! How the devil has this happened?

Surely he won't miss Christmas...the pressure is on defence counsel. But we're confident justice will prevail, and a charity will be boosted.

Child legislation ‘potentially retrogressive’, Faculty fears

Concerns have been expressed by the Faculty that planned legislation designed to ensure the voice of the child is heard in court could be “retrogressive”.

Double - and triple - success for Faculty members

Congratulations to the Faculty’s Aidan O’Neill, QC, and Wendy Hay for picking up titles at The Herald Law Awards of Scotland 2019.

The Children (Scotland) Bill

Author QC takes on Tumbling Lassie role

Newly-published author, Stephen O'Rourke, QC, is helping to write a fresh chapter in the story of the Tumbling Lassie, and boosting her fundraising appeal.

Faculty voices fear of ‘survivor hierarchy’ in redress scheme

Aspects of plans to compensate historical child abuse in care could create a “survivor hierarchy” and deny payments to some victims, the Faculty has suggested.

Financial Redress for Historical Child Abuse in Care

New judges appointed

Four members of Faculty will be installed as Senators of the College of Justice in the New Year, it has been announced.