Alumnus, James Wolffe QC elected Dean of the Faculty of Advocates

Edinburgh Law School graduate Mr James Wolffe QC, was elected as the new Dean of the Faculty of Advocates in the Faculty's first ever online election. Mr Wolffe beat fellow QCs, Gordon Jackson, Andrew Smith and Alan Summers, to become leader of the 466-strong practising Scottish Bar, succeeding Richard Keen, QC.

Speaking directly to the Faculty of Advocates Mr Wolffe said: "It is a great honour to be elected by the Faculty as its Dean. The people of Scotland have been well served by the independent Bar throughout its existence. I look forward to leading the profession during the next chapter of its history."

Mr Wolffe is the current Vice-Dean of Faculty. He has been at the Bar since 1992 and became a QC in 2007. He served three years as a High Court prosecutor, and has extensive experience in civil law, particularly in commercial and public law. He has appeared before the House of Lords, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, and the UK Supreme Court. He is head of the UK delegation to the Council of European Bars and Law Societies.

This was the first time in the Faculty's history that the election of a Dean has been carried out by online voting. 

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