First and Second Standing Junior Counsel to the Advocate General
A new First and Second Standing Junior Counsel are being appointed as from 1 April 2024.
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The Advocate General for Scotland is delighted to announce that Graham MacIver has accepted the appointment as First Standing Junior Counsel to the Advocate General for Scotland effective from 1 April and Usman Tariq has accepted the appointment as Second Standing Junior Counsel to the Advocate General for Scotland on an interim basis from 1 April to 10 September 2024 (when the appointment of all Standing Junior Counsel will come to an end).