How to Instruct Counsel

Information and guidelines on instructing an Advocate in Scotland.

For guidance on how to instruct counsel please click on the relevant link below if you are:

Standards of Service

Counsel are skilled in the provision of advice and in advocacy, both written and oral. The Murray Stable is committed to providing a high quality service. Our Client Care Statement [pdf-73.5kB] sets out the level of service that you can expect from the stable and its members. The Faculty is committed to maintaining the high standards of service which both clients and practitioners are entitled to expect.

The Faculty has a detailed written:

subject to revision from time to time, and a written set of rules:

which can be consulted by practitioners if required. The Stable has its own Client Care Statement [pdf-73.5kB] which supplements these.