Faculty Of Advocates

Hugh Olson has been appointed director of training and education for the Faculty of Advocates. Mr Olson takes over from Neil Mackenzie QC.

While remote hearings have proven useful over lockdown, they should not supplant in-person justice, says Dean of Faculty, Roddy Dunlop QC. When lockdowns were first imposed in Scotland, the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service – despite what might fairly be said to be years of under-funding &

The Faculty of Advocates has announced a new scholarship as it opens this year’s applications for financial grants. The Scottish Council of Law Reporting (SCLR) is providing £5,000 for a scholarship to support devilling, which will be administered by the Faculty in tandem with its o

A new advocate has spoken of the difficult position he and his cohort have found themselves in over the past year and has called on government to widen the ambit of financial support schemes. Jon Kiddie joined the Faculty of Advocates last year, along with 25 others in what was one of the biggest in

Following an election among four candidates, Faculty members have chosen Stephen O’Rourke QC to be the new Keeper of the Library, replacing Mungo Bovey QC, who stepped down as a Faculty office-bearer after serving in the role for more than 12 years. The Keeper is responsible for the Advocates

Support has been given by the Faculty of Advocates to planned legislation aimed at improving the protections available for people at risk of domestic abuse. Two new short-term measures are proposed in the Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Bill – a domestic abuse protection order (DAP

The Faculty of Advocates has defended the extension granted to Gordon Jackson QC over a probe into his conduct during the Alex Salmond trial. The latest deadline for the investigation is December 18.

The Dean of the Faculty of Advocates, Roddy Dunlop QC, has complained to the UK government about Home Office allegations of abuse of court process by immigration lawyers. Mr Dunlop said: “Suggesting widespread abuse when there is absolutely no evidence of that at all is not only unhelpful, it

The Faculty of Advocates’ Christmas collection is needed more than ever this year to make a difference for vulnerable families left reeling by Covid-19. Donations will be received all next week (7-12 December) and then delivered to the family support charity, Home-Start Glenrothes.

A group of lawyers in Myanmar was given a first-hand account of how the Scottish criminal justice system has adapted to Covid-19. The Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Advocates, Ronnie Renucci QC, spoke to more than 50 lawyers in a virtual event, part of the MyJustice programme which aims to improve acce

The popular fictional advocate, Edward Kane, faces some novel difficulties as he takes on his first murder case in a new book. For one thing, the 19th-century counsel has never even seen a murder trial, and although at risk of the hangman’s noose, his client refuses to speak to him.

A senior member of the Faculty of Advocates has been appointed to lead an inquiry following the sudden death of an employee of the City of Edinburgh Council. Susanne Tanner QC will chair the independent inquiry which is also to look at the culture within the council.

Justice will survive the Covid-19 pandemic, Tony Lenehan writes. All lawyers love traditions. Members of the Faculty of Advocates maybe more so. The horsehair wigs, the silken gowns. Advocates have had the same professional home in Parliament House in Edinburgh for 488 years. That’s about 90 y

Keen runner Malcolm McGregor is going the extra mile to help the Faculty of Advocates’ Christmas appeal on behalf of vulnerable families. The athletic advocate intends to cover more than 186 miles this month, raising cash for the collection organised by Maria Maguire QC.

Leaving the EU should make no difference to devolved regulation of the professions in the UK, the Faculty of Advocates believes. In a submission to the UK government’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), the Faculty said the current system generally worked well