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Scottish Legal Aid Board annual report shows £11m fall
The cost of legal assistance in the last year has fallen by £11.3 million, and the amount paid to advocates was also down, the Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) has announced in its annual report. Comment by Vice-Dean, Angela Grahame, QC.
Faculty member receives accolade from Scottish Legal News
David Cobb has been named as Lawyer of the Month by Scottish Legal News.
Prorogation cases: Independent judiciary and legal profession ‘vital’, says Dean
The crucial role of an independent judiciary and legal profession has been stressed by the Dean of Faculty, Gordon Jackson, QC, in a joint statement with the President of the Law Society of Scotland, John Mulholland.
‘A legal year like no other’ gives challenges and opportunity, says Lord President
The Lord President, Lord Carloway, has hailed the “remarkable” determination of the legal profession to maintain access to justice in a year like no other.
Scottish legal profession speaks out in support of judicial independence
The Faculty and the Law Society of Scotland have voiced unwavering support for the independence of the judiciary and the legal profession, in the fall-out from the Brexit ruling of the High Court.
Independent legal advice provides valuable benefits for complainers - Tony Lenehan KC
ON THE afternoon of 23 April, just as the Victims, Witnesses and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill met with a markedly poorer reception in Holyrood than the government hoped, I was at the University of Glasgow, participating in an international workshop on independent legal representation (ILR) and advice for complainers in serious sexual offence trials. In the Emma Ritch Law Clinic at the University, there exists a ground-breaking resource already providing complainers with advice on legal matters thrust upon them by the justice system, albeit not yet in relation to the trials themselves. Eamon Keane, principal solicitor at the clinic, and Jacqui Kingham, professor of Law and Social Change at the University, brought together at the workshop academics from around the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and elsewhere to explain and explore the existing schemes in different jurisdictions around the globe.
Report calls for legal professional privilege protection in Investigatory Powers Bill
A joint House of Lords/House of Commons committee has recommended that legal professional privilege (LPP) should be protected in the Draft Investigatory Powers Bill and not merely in a code of practice.
Better if UK keeps in step over legal gender recognition, says Faculty
Difficulties could be created if Scotland alone in the UK forges ahead with a new system for legal recognition of acquired gender, the Faculty has suggested.
Young legal talent heading to Edinburgh for UK mock trial final
Hundreds of senior school students from throughout the UK will descend on Edinburgh this weekend, seeking to be crowned Bar Mock Trial Competition national champions.
Why ‘virtual’ justice should not be the way forward for Scottish legal system
THE Scottish Civil Justice Council has launched a consultation, with the period for responses around just half that usually given, into how civil justice should be administered in Scotland in the future.