Faculty of Advocates
Britishnoun
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Roddy Dunlop KC, dean of the Faculty of Advocates, will represent the police federation and two of the officers involved in the incident which ended with Mr Bayoh's death.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2025
In 1978, Alistair Darling qualified as a solicitor before gaining admission to the Faculty of Advocates in 1984.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2023
He referred himself to the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission and in April 2020 announced he would quit as Dean of the Faculty of Advocates.
From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2022
Jackson was elected dean of the Faculty of Advocates – the ruling body for the country’s most senior lawyers – in 2016, and is regarded by other lawyers as an outstanding courtroom performer.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 9, 2020
A party of them, represented by a Mr Dunipace, presented a requisition to the Faculty of Advocates to appoint Carlyle.
From Thomas Carlyle Famous Scots Series by Hector Carsewell Macpherson
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