Fifteen admitted to Faculty after online devilling

Fifteen new members have been admitted to the Faculty of Advocates following a period of training that took place almost entirely online.

The newly called advocates, whose training has taken place since last autumn during the COVID-19 restrictions, were welcomed at a socially distanced ceremony in Parliament House before Lord Weir.

They include:

• in Ampersand Advocates, Mary Ellen Stewart;
• in Arnot Manderson Advocates, Sarah Trainer and Cat McQueen;
• in Axiom Advocates, Andrew McWhirter and David Blair;
• in Black Chambers, John Brannigan;
• In Compass Chambers, Andrew Bergin, Tom Brownlee and Hugh Masters;
• in Optimum Advocates, Patricia Baillie, Callum Hiller and Rosalyn McTaggart;
• in Themis Advocates, Susan Fallone; in Westwater Advocates, Mark Alison.