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    His Majesty's Advocate, known as the Lord Advocate (Scottish Gaelic: Morair Tagraidh, Scots: Laird Advocat), is the principal legal adviser of both the...
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    the Scottish Government. The department is headed by His Majesty's Lord Advocate, who under the Scottish legal system is responsible for prosecution...
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    MacCormick v Lord Advocate 1953 SC 396 was a Scottish constitutional law case and Scottish legal action on whether Queen Elizabeth II was entitled to...
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    of Justiciary in Edinburgh. The presiding judge was Lord Clarke. The prosecution was led by advocate depute Alan Mackay, and the defence by Edgar Prais...
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    but is always subject to the directions of the Crown Office and the Lord Advocate. The office most likely originates in the Roman-Dutch and French manorial...
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    and Lord Secretary; the lesser officers were the Lord Clerk Register, Lord Advocate, Lord Treasurer-depute and Lord Justice Clerk, with the Lord Clerk...
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    Cabinet secretaries and ministers, in addition to two law officers: the lord advocate and the solicitor general for Scotland. Collectively the Scottish Ministers...
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  • variously referred to as the Attorney General, Solicitor General, Lord Advocate, or Advocate General depending on seniority and geography – though other terms...
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    Elish Angiolini (category Lord Advocates)
    office of Lord Clerk Register by King Charles III, the first woman to hold the role since its creation in the 13th century. She was the Lord Advocate of Scotland...
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    An advocate is a professional in the field of law. Different countries and legal systems use the term with somewhat differing meanings. The broad equivalent...
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  • In Scottish law, a Lord Advocate's Reference is a procedure by which the Lord Advocate can refer a point of law that has arisen during the course of solemn...
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    Catherine Smith, Baroness Smith of Cluny (category Advocates general for Scotland)
    Standing Junior Counsel to the Advocate General, serving under Lord Wallace of Tankerness, Lord Keen of Elie and Lord Stewart of Dirleton. Smith was appointed...
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  • subsequent united kingdoms which it has entered into. MacCormick v Lord Advocate, which Hamilton brought with rector John MacCormick against the Crown...
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    The Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General (Scottish Gaelic: Àrd-mhorair Cùirt an t-Seisein) is the most senior judge in Scotland...
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    new post of Advocate General for Scotland was created. The advocate general's role differs from that formerly held by the Lord Advocate in that they...
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    Burmah Oil Company Ltd v Lord Advocate [1965] AC 75, was a court case, raised in Scotland, and decided ultimately in the House of Lords. The case is an...
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    Hughes v Lord Advocate [1963] UKHL 31 is an important Scottish delict case decided by the House of Lords on causation. The case is also influential in...
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    many countries. The Lord Advocate is the chief legal officer of the Scottish Government and the Crown in Scotland. The Lord Advocate is the head of the...
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    Alba) is one of the Law Officers of the Crown, and the deputy of the Lord Advocate, whose duty is to advise the Scottish Government on Scots Law. They...
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  • 1953), former Lord Advocate for Scotland Alan Lennox-Boyd, 1st Viscount Boyd of Merton (1904-1983), British Conservative politician. Lord Boyd-Carpenter...
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  • of the Advocate General for Scotland should not be confused with that of "His Majesty's Advocate", which is the term used for the Lord Advocate in Scottish...
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    of Justice, a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland, and a former Lord Advocate, the country's senior Law Officer. He led the prosecution team in the...
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    George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh (category Lord Advocates)
    Mackenzie of Rosehaugh (1636 – May 8, 1691) was a Scottish lawyer, Lord Advocate, essayist and legal writer. He was nicknamed Bloody Mackenzie. Mackenzie...
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    Scottish legal cases include: Burmah Oil Co. v Lord Advocate [1965] AC 75 MacCormick v Lord Advocate 1953 SC 396 Bannatyne v Overtoun [1904] AC 515 West...
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    is a British lawyer. He served as Dean of the Faculty of Advocates, Lord Advocate, and Lord Chancellor (1987–1997). He is a former active member of the...
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  • Robert Crichton or Creighton, Lord Elliock (1530–1591), of Elliock, in Nithsdale, was joint Lord Advocate of Scotland. He purchased Clunie Castle and...
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    required for the invocation of Article 50. The case was intervened by the Lord Advocate and the Counsel General for Wales for the Scottish and Welsh governments...
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    position of Lord Advocate and Solicitor General for Scotland. The First Minister is also responsible for advocating whether a Lord Advocate or Solicitor...
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    the Lord Advocate who is both the chief public prosecutor and a member of the Scottish Government. Under the Scotland Act 1998 the Lord Advocate could...
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    College of Justice since 2016. He previously served from 2011 to 2016 as Lord Advocate, one of the Great Officers of State of Scotland and the country's chief...
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