Judicial Institute For Scotland

The Lord President, Lord Pentland, has appointed Lady Drummond as the new chair of the Judicial Institute. Lady Drummond, who has been vice-chair since 2023, succeeds Lord Beckett, who stood down following his appointment as lord justice clerk.

The Judicial Institute for Scotland has published a new resource to aid practitioners appearing in solemn trials in the High Court from July 2020.Restarting Jury Trials: Information for Practitioners is based in large part on a briefing paper which was initially drawn up to support those judges