Faculty of Advocates
Britishnoun
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Roddy Dunlop KC, dean of the Faculty of Advocates, said it could have a "chilling effect" on free speech.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2024
Regulation of Scotland's legal profession is currently done by a string of independent bodies, including the Law Society of Scotland and the Faculty of Advocates.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2023
Dean of the Faculty of Advocates, Roddy Dunlop QC, described the app as the "worst I have ever tried to use".
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2021
Jackson was elected dean of the Faculty of Advocates – the ruling body for the country’s most senior lawyers – in 2016, and is regarded by other lawyers as an outstanding courtroom performer.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 9, 2020
This example was "followed by the gentlemen of the county of Edinburgh, by the Faculty of Advocates, and other respectable public bodies; and the practice was utterly exploded over all Scotland."
From A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character by Cook, Dutton
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