SWEARING IN OF FIRST MINISTER

Historic ceremony.

On Wednesday 8 May, 2024, Scotland’s new First Minister John Swinney was sworn into office by the Lord President in the Court of Session. The WS Society as part of Scotland’s College of Justice (founded in 1532) was represented in court by CEO Robert Pirrie WS, Principal Solicitor Sophie Mills and Chris Nicholson WS (Legal Directorate, Scottish Government).