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The Office of the Advocate General (OAG) is the UK government’s Scottish legal team.
Use this form to appoint an advocate where the court has ruled against a defendant cross-examining in person.
People who lack mental capacity can be helped to express their views by an independent mental capacity advocate service.
Apply for a grant of advocacy assistance to a legal aid client.
Find out about the VAT rules that apply to VAT-registered barristers or advocates.
Office of the Advocate General People Survey 2015
Recruitment process, rates of pay, overview of the panel, lists of members and guidance for barristers who work ‘off panel’.
Speeches given by Lord Wallace KC, Advocate General for Scotland
Advocates’ Graduated Fee Scheme: paper claim forms for the AGFS, and Special Preparation claims
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