RFPG's Response to the Scottish Civil Courts Review

Click here to read the the RFPG's finalised response to the Consultation Paper..

The Dean would like to thank everyone who participated in the consultation process.

A Glasgow solicitor is looking to sell the following items -

Current Law Statutes 1949 to 2006
Scots Law Times (all parts) 1980 to 2006
Current Law Year Book 1992 to 2006
all preferably in complete sets but possibly as individual volumes.
Also quantity of top quality archive shelving (Kaiser and Kraft).

If they are of interest please contact the Faculty Library

The Brodie Cup Wed., 21 May 2008

Venue: Pollok Golf Club, 90 Barrhead Road, Glasgow.

Date: On the afternoon of Wednesday 21 May.

Entry Fee: ££60.00 per player – this includes green fee, soup/sandwich lunch, high tea, gratuities and VAT. Cheques payable to McClure Naismith

 The inter-firm golf tournament for the Brodie Cup will be played at Pollok again this year. A team can comprise of 2 or 3 players (best 2 count) and joint composite teams are welcome.
 We would remind you that Ladies are most welcome at the Golf Club as part of a visiting party. New ladies changing rooms are in place.
 As in previous years, it will be necessary to restrict the number of players wishing to play in the tournament by restricting the maximum number from each firm to three.
 Will all firms who intend to enter teams send their entries with the players’ names and Club handicaps to Gordon Shearer, Messrs. McClure Naismith, 292 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, G2 5TQ 9 (DX GW64 ) no later than 5 May 2008. Later entries may be accommodated.
 Pollok Golf Club Members entry fee is £ 20.00 per player (no green fee payable).
 Any members or retired members of the Royal Faculty who wish to join the occasion as spectators are most welcome.
 Members participation in this year’s competition would be appreciated as otherwise we may again have to consider the viability of running the event in the future.

March 2008

The Glasgow Standard Missives (version 2) are now available for use. Please feel free to download copies of the Glasgow Standard Missives (in pdf format), the Client Guide 2008 (word document)and the Practitioners' Guide 2008 (word document)

RFPG Newsletter (Winter 07/08)Newsletter%20Winter%202007.doc

Two letters sent out to the membership by Gilbert Anderson, Dean of the Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow
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Change of Library opening hours -

Please note that from Monday 30 October 2006 the following opening hours will apply to the Library at Nelson Mandela Place:

Monday - Thursday 9am - 8pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 1pm
Sunday 1pm - 5pm

The opening hours on Saturday, Sunday and Monday do not apply on Bank Holiday Weekends.

Trainee Section

The Royal Faculty is setting up a Trainee Section to act as a social and educational forum. Over the year there will be a number of seminars for trainees to develop/improve their basic skills. These seminars will be FREE and will be held at the Royal Faculty of Procurators, 12 Nelson Mandela Place, Glasgow G2 1BT.

Practice Notes for neutral citation of cases in the Court of Session and in the High Court of Judiciary have been published. Click here to read these.