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FULL HOUSE FOR HISTORIC SPEECH BY LORD DOHERTY
The Faculty had one of its busiest ever events this week for the visit of UK Supreme Court Justice Lord Doherty. More than 100 guests heard the speech from Lord Doherty about the inner workings of the UK’s highest court of appeal. He took time out from the Supreme Court’s first ever visit to Glasgow to speak to members and other invited guests. Guests included Ruth Charteris, Solicitor General for Scotland, Lord Pentland, the Lord President of the Court of Session of Scotland
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LORD DOHERTY TO SPEAK ABOUT HIS EARLY EXPERIENCES WITH THE UK SUPREME COURT
Lord Doherty, Justice of the UK Supreme Court, will provide a unique insight about his work on the bench when he gives a speech at the Faculty on Tuesday evening. He will deliver the biennial Lord Rodger Memorial Lecture during the Court’s first visit to Glasgow. Lord Doherty, one of two Scottish judges serving on the Supreme Court, will deliver a landmark speech, ‘A View from the Thames’, to members of the legal community from Glasgow and the west of Scotland. Ahead of the e
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Second semi-final of the Sheriff Principal's Mooting Competition
The RFPG played host to another fantastic evening of Mooting on Wednesday night, as students from the University of Strathclyde and the City of Glasgow College faced off in the second semi-final of the Sheriff Principal's Mooting Competition. Many thanks to Sheriff Brian Mohan for kindly agreeing to judge the competition, and to both teams for their outstanding advocacy: For University of Strathclyde were Alec Hudson & Elena Fox and for the City of Glasgow College were Sheldo
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