14th March – CPD Seminar by Dr Gill Saunderson of The Echo Psychology Centre regarding Forensic Psychology.

25th April – CPD Seminar by Alan Henderson, Forensic Scientist at Keith Borer Consultants regarding footwear marks and glass fibre etc. (with hospitality)

16th May – CPD Seminar on Health Safety Legislation with Donald Findlay QC at the offices of HBM Sayers, 13 Bath Street, Glasgow.

23rd May – CPD Seminar in conjunction with the GBA on S.275 Applications and the current law on Expert evidence presented by Edward Targowski, QC and Mark Moir, Advocate.

7th June – MacKinnon Advocates Annual Summer Reception – Drinks at The Corinthian, Ingram Street, Glasgow.

7th September – CPD Seminar in association with the Dundee Bar Association – various speakers from the Stable.

26th September – CPD Seminar chaired by Derek Ogg QC with Junior counsel, Owen Mullan and Lynsey Rodger – for the SYLA.

17th October – CPD Seminar on Forensics, computer examinations/audio/video – phone examinations/cell site analysis.

8th November – MacKinnon Advocates Winter Reception – Grand Buffet and Drinks at The Living Room. St. Vincent Street, Glasgow.

16th November – CPD Seminar in Inverness – speakers are Ed Targowski, QC (expert evidence) and Bill Adam, Advocate (presentation on the new test re fitness for trial).

All CPD events will be accredited.

The majority of events will take place in The Corinthian, Ingram Street, Glasgow. Registration is 17:00 Hours and the CPD event will comence at 17:30 hours. There will be room for around 50 solicitors and most events are Free.

The event on 23rd May with the GBA will take place at The Lighthouse, Mitchell Street, Glasgow.

If you wish to attend any of these events please contact Banny MacKinnon or Angela Bath on 0141 553 4890 or email the address shown on the website.

Our 2012 personalised Stable Calendars were dispatched at the start of the year.  These Calendars appear to be very popular, so for that reason we will be producing them again for 2013.  If you are interested in receiving one please let us know and we will put you on our mailing list.

All of us in the Stable were very sad to hear that Jock Thomson QC passed away on 30 September 2013 after a prolonged period of illness.

Jock was a much loved and respected member of our Stable and will be sorely missed, not just by our own members but by many others in the legal world and beyond who were fortunate enough to have had the privilege of his acquaintance.

15th March – CPD Seminar by Keith Borer “Fire Investigation from a Criminal Perspective.”

26th April – CPD Seminar by the Criminal Accounts Department of The Scottish Legal Aid Board. This event was followed by Hospitality – Wine, Canapés, etc.

24th May – CPD Seminar by Dr Gill Saunderson of The Echo Psychology Centre regarding Forensic Psychology – CANCELLED – Rescheduled to take place on 14th March 2013.

15th June – MacKinnon Advocates Annual Summer Reception.

18th October – CPD Seminar by Forensic Access Ltd on Forensic Support for criminal defence (on DNA).

22nd November – CPD Seminar by Ann Kiernan, Firearms Expert of Keith Borer Consultants regarding Firearms and Ballistics  – followed by Hospitality.

28th November – CPD Seminar by The Scottish Legal Aid Board regarding new forthcoming changes in Legislation.

All CPD events accredited with 2 hours CPD.

All CPD events took place in The Corinthian, Ingram Street, Glasgow. Registration is 17:00 Hours and the CPD event will comence at 17:30 hours. There was room for around 50 solicitors and all events were Free.

Paul McBride QC who was a member of our stable for only four and a half months sadly passed away suddenly on 4th March 2012.

He is very sadly missed by all his colleagues here who were fortunate enough to have known and worked with him. He was very highly regarded not just in the legal profession but in all other areas in which he became prominent and because of that, his loss is one which affects not only those he knew and those he worked with, but society in general throughout the country.

Mackinnon Advocates regularly sponsor and present seminars and events throughout the year for the benefit of the profession in Glasgow.

In 2011 we ran a number of CPD events, some to the exclusive benefit of our group and a number of others to which solicitors were invited.

On 29th January 2011 we organised an internal CPD seminar for our stable members only – the topic of the presentation being Fatal Accident Inquiries.

We followed this on 19th March and 2nd April with another internal event, a two part CPD seminar on Computer Crime presented to us by a representative of a firm called Evidential systems Ltd.

On 19th May we organised and sponsored a CPD seminar presented by a Director of a firm by the name of First Forensic Solutions based in Northern Ireland. The topic presented was on Digital Evidence for Legal Professionals, concentrating particularly on mobile phone evidence and cell site analysis. This was followed up on the evening with a wine and canapés hospitality reception. The whole event to which solicitors were invited was very well received and attended.

On 17th June we had what has become our annual summer hospitality drinks reception to which some two hundred invitations went out to firms of solicitors we regularly do business with. This event is always well attended, with in the region of over 200 people attending this year.

In August our senior member, Donald R Findlay QC co-hosted a CPD seminar on Court Practice and Cross Examination at the High Court in Glasgow which was opened up to solicitors as well as advocates.

On 7th September we hosted and sponsored a CPD event presented by the companies Grant Thornton and MMG (Mendip Media Group) on the subject of Transcription and Legal Services. This was also opened up to solicitors allowing them some opportunity to gain CPD points. There was wine reception afterwards, allowing the attendees to meet with each other and the course presenters for an informal chat.

On 3rd November we once again invited solicitors to a CPD event being presented by Donald Findlay QC in central Glasgow. This time the subject being discussed was Shaken Baby Cases. The seminar was well attended by solicitors involved in this type of work whether in the context of allegations of crime or in the context of children’s referrals.

That was the last of the events we were hosting that year, but please be aware we are already planning for this year and have arrangements with different forensic experts to present seminars which will be of interest to the legal profession in Glasgow and beyond.