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A new First and Second Standing Junior Counsel are being appointed as from 1 April 2024.
The Law Officers and Advocate General for Scotland were called to the Bar of Northern Ireland, while visiting a restorative justice charity during a two-day visit to Belfast.
The Advocate General welcomed the Attorney General to Queen Elizabeth House on 16 March
The Prime Minister has reappointed Lord Stewart of Dirleton KC as Advocate General for Scotland.
The Advocate General for Scotland has today lodged papers with the Supreme Court in relation to the Lord Advocate's referral of the Scottish Government's draft Scottish Independence Referendum Bill.
Address at the Annual Conference of the Scottish Criminal Bar Association, 3 December 2021
Lord Stewart of Dirleton QC was sworn in as Advocate General for Scotland at ceremonies in Parliament House, Edinburgh on Friday 4 December 2020.
Lord Keen's keynote address on civil justice reform at the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers conference.
The Government’s response to the Competition and Markets Authority’s market study into the supply of legal services in England and Wales
Lord Keen's speech given at the High Commissioner’s Official Residence, Singapore.
Lord Keen of Elie QC has been reappointed as Advocate General for Scotland
Lord Keen of Elie QC, delivered an opening speech at UK-China Rule of Law Roundtable on 24 November.
The Lord Chancellor the Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP has appointed 2 new members to the Civil Justice Council and reappointed an existing member for a further 3 years.
Disputes under the major UK Government services contract can now be resolved in Scotland, the Advocate General for Scotland Lord Keen of Elie QC announced today
Lord Keen of Elie QC, has been sworn in as Advocate General for Scotland at ceremonies in Edinburgh.
The Advocate General considered Government initiatives since 2010 to tackle over-regulation in the UK.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
The Advocate General explained proposals for further devolution in Scotland following the recommendations of the Smith Commission.
A speech given to mark the tenth anniversary of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act’s implementation on 1st January, 2005.
The Advocate General's statement to the House of Lords following the publication of the Smith Commission report.
First member of the Royal Navy to receive the Victoria Cross during World War One to be remembered in Edinburgh.
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