Red Mass cancelled
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The annual Red Mass to mark the beginning of the new legal year in Scotland has been cancelled following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
The event for the legal profession was due to take place on Sunday, 18 September at St Mary’s R.C. Cathedral in Edinburgh, which falls the day before the funeral of the Queen.
The Most Reverend Leo Cushley, Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh was to celebrate the mass, which would have been attended by robed lawyers, advocates, judges and representatives from across the Scottish legal profession.
Red Masses are historic events that occur in jurisdictions across the world. The earliest recorded Red Mass for the legal profession was in Paris in 1245 with London starting in 1310. In Scotland, it is an official Court of Session event which (in modern times) has been celebrated since the 1930s, when Lord Carmont and Lord Moncrieff attended.
A new date for 2023 will be announced in due course.
More information can be obtained from Jamie Kerr at Jamie.Kerr@burnesspaull.com
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