Introduction of New Senior Clerk
Introduction of New Senior Clerk Themis are pleased to announce the appointment of their new Senior Clerk, Kiera Johnston who joined us from Compass Chambers on the 10th Sept.
Faculty of Advocates Mini Trials
Faculty of Advocates Mini Trials The Faculty of Advocates has appointed Stable members Gerry Coll and Michael Upton as its Joint MiniTrials Co-ordinators, to help match lawyer-volunteers with schools participating in Lord Kinclaven’s MiniTrials Project. MiniTrials are mock court cases rôle-played by school-children as civic education, using materials published on the MiniTrials website at www.minitrial.org.uk. …
Themis Advocates Speakers at the CLT Conference 3 June
Themis Advocates Speakers at the CLT Conference 3 June On Monday 3rd June Stable Member Michael Upton have a talk about “Rangers F.C. in the Courts: 2011-2019” explaining the most important 15 of the 70-plus court & tribunal proceedings to which the insolvency of Rangers has given rise over the past decade – in apparently …
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Scottish Young Lawyers Association Event
Scottish Young Lawyers Association Event Inner House refuses reclaiming motion in Indyref2 case, upholding conclusion that action is premature, hypothetical and academic. Scotland Act procedures to challenge competence excludes ordinary remedies. Andrew Webster QC and Chris Pirie appeared for the UK Government. See the summary Judgment follow this link: https://t.co/CCBhmJahTG?amp=1
Laura Dunlop KC Speaking Events
Laura Dunlop QC Speaking Events Laura Dunlop QC is speaking twice in St Andrews in the next 3 days – the first is event called Women in Work where she’s on a panel about law. On Saturday Laura is speaking at the Coexistence conference. More details can be found here.
Immigration Seminar Success
Immigration Seminar Success We were delighted by the success of our recent trip to Glasgow to start our 6 Sheriffdoms Seminars for 2019. Our first topic was Immigration Law and our speakers were Alan Caskie, Andrew Webster QC and Safeena Rashid. The Chair was Ken Forrest and we also had Tim Haddow join the speakers …
Launch of 2019 Tumblin Lassie events
Launch of 2019 Tumblin Lassie events Details have been confirmed for the first event in the Tumbling Lassie 2019 fundraising calendar, with a new charity partner lined up to benefit. In its previous three years of raising awareness of modern slavery and people trafficking, the Tumbling Lassie Committee – six members of the Faculty of …
Immigration Seminar 21st March 2019 Glasgow
Immigration Seminar 21st March 2019 Glasgow We are delighted to announce our line up for the upcoming Immigration Law Seminar at the Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow on 21st March and 4.30-7pm. Alan Caskie, Article 8 – Where are we now?; Andrew Webster QC, Article 14 Discrimination: The New Article 8; Safeena Rashid, Volunteering …
Michael Upton – ‘Expert Witnesses and Their Instruction’
Michael Upton – ‘Expert Witnesses and Their Instruction’ Themis Advocates member Michael Upton has been invited to give a seminar on ‘Expert Witnesses and Their Instruction’ at the Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow on Thursday 18th April. The talk will be from 5.45 – 7.15 pm at 12 Nelson Mandela Place, Glasgow, G2 1BT