The Society was pleased to be represented at the Opening of the Legal Year ceremony, where the Lord President, Lord Pentland, delivered a compelling address which can be read here.
The Society was represented by Deputy Keeper Jim Cormack KC WS, Treasurer Tony Jones KC TD WS, Chief Executive Robert Pirrie WS, Carole Hope WS, and David Ford WS, all of whom can be seen listening with keen interest to the address by the Lord President, The Right Honourable Lord Pentland, particularly his topical remarks on the importance of both the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary. The proceedings in court were followed by the usual Service in St Giles’ Cathedral attended by representatives of the College of Justice, including, of course, the WS Society as one of the original constituent bodies of the College (the others being the Senators and the Faculty of Advocates).
The annual Red Mass, took place on Sunday 21 September, to mark the beginning of the new legal year in Scotland. The mass was celebrated at St Mary’s RC Cathedral, with the principal celebrant the Most Reverend Leo Cushley, Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh. The WS delegation were Kenneth Cameron WS, Jamie Kerr WS, Peter Walsh WS and Joyce Cullen WS, photographed with Archbishop Cushley, Cecilia Timmons, and Susan Murray.
