Lord Advocate
Britishnoun
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When it emerged that the Lord Advocate had given Swinney important information on the case many months before it became public, including the scale of the embezzlement, opposition parties at Holyrood were furious.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
Billy Blue added that the Crown Office was "definitely" reviewing evidence around the case, while he has had recent meetings with police and crown office officials, including Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain.
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 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
In 2023 the Lord Advocate, Dorothy Bain KC, took the rules of corroborating rape to court.
From BBC ● May 8, 2025
Committee appointed to confer in some particulars, concerning Ministers provisions with my Lord Advocate, Ib.
From The Acts Of The General Assemblies of the Church of Scotland by Church of Scotland. General Assembly
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