Lord Advocate
Britishnoun
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Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC leads the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service and also acts as chief legal adviser to the Scottish government.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Scotland's top law officer the Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain announced two years ago she wanted an independent inquiry into potential criminality by officers involved in the case.
From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026
Yousaf, who served as Scottish justice secretary for three years, has written to the Lord Advocate to request the publication of a prosecution policy to clarify the COPFS' position.
From BBC • Sep. 1, 2025
Two months later, Scotland's most senior law officer, Lord Advocate Peter Fraser, said there was insufficient evidence to establish the cause of the disaster or any criminal liability.
From BBC • Aug. 23, 2025
Goulburn told me that the speech in answer to the Lord Advocate on the Irish Bill, when not 100 people were in the House, was his best.
From The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. II by Reeve, Henry
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