faculty of advocates

Glass ceiling at faculty cracked?

Iain Nisbet
September 29, 2008 23:30

According to the Daily Record, the number of women training to be advocates in Scotland's courts is set to equal the number of male devils for the first time. Numbers of women have risen recently and this year's autumn intake is almost an equal split. Claire Mitchell, one of the 110 female...

Ryanair appeal fails to fly

Iain Nisbet
September 22, 2008 21:10

Congratulations to Maurice O'Carroll, advocate and his good lady wife for their recent court victory over Ryanair. Mr. O'Carroll acted as a party litigant (kind of) in suing the aforementioned airline for damages occasioned by a delayed/cancelled flight. You can read the judgement here:...

Faculty responses to the Legal Profession Bill

Iain Nisbet
September 08, 2008 22:38

Scots Law Blogger, Jonathan Mitchell QC brings us an interesting piece on some potentially thorny questions arising from the recently announced Legal Profession (Scotland) Bill. Covering questions including the "cab-rank rule" and "mixed doubles", his post on The Proposed...

Claim for anything, as long as its not against a lawyer !

July 13, 2008 19:41

Reminding us all we can lodge claims for just about anything, as long as its not a claim of negligence against a member of the legal profession - or any other friendly profession to lawyers who happen to be insured by the same insurers ! The Scotsman reports :Don't forget that the repeat players...