Office Of The Advocate General For Scotland
September 2024
Welcome to the new Standing Junior Counsel to the Advocate General for Scot…
Catherine Smith KC appointed as Advocate General for Scotland
March 2024
First and Second Standing Junior Counsel to the Advocate General
Advocate General hosts Attorney General at Queen Elizabeth House, Edinburgh
November 2022
Lord Stewart of Dirleton reappointed as Advocate General
January 2022
The Rule of Law and the role of the Law Officers
December 2020
Lord Stewart of Dirleton QC sworn in as Advocate General for Scotland
April 2020
Lord Hodge: Technology and the Law
March 2019
Lord Reed: Scotland’s Devolved Settlement and the Role of the Courts
August 2017
New Director appointed to the Office of the Advocate General
June 2017
Advocate General appears in first sitting of UK Supreme Court in Scotland
Lord Keen of Elie QC reappointed as Advocate General for Scotland
February 2017
Advocate General appears in UKSC on behalf of the Home Secretary
December 2016
Advocate General's Visit to China
July 2016
Lord Keen of Elie QC Appointed as Lords Spokesperson
March 2016
Lord Keen of Elie QC appointed as a Lords spokesperson
December 2015
Advocate General Agrees Deal With Cabinet Office
June 2015
Lord Keen of Elie QC sworn in as Advocate General for Scotland
April 2015
The Changing Role of Regulation and Scrutiny in Scotland
Keynote Address - SOLAR Conference
January 2015
UK Government to fast-track Holyrood votes for 16 & 17 year olds
December 2014
November 2014
Address by Lord Wallace QC at the Glasgow Clyde College Graduation Ceremony
June 2014
Speech to the Iraqi-British Business Council (IBBC)
May 2014
Going Local - Scotland's Future
December 2013
Constitutional issues in the referendum debate
November 2013
White paper must 'own up' to the uncertainties of independence
Scottish referendum: Business must be part of the debate
Advocate General's Fourth Legal Forum
October 2013
The UK Government and the Islands - Working Together
Advocate General's Third Legal Forum
June 2013
Discussion on Scotland's Constitutional Future.
The role of lawyers in public life
Scrutiny improvement and better regulation: What next for service providers…
HMG Devolution Law Training Course
The Role of the Advocate General and its constitutional context
Devolution and the implications of independence
European Convention on Human Rights – a personal view
Edinburgh, London, Strasbourg: A Tale Of Three Cities
British Human Rights – a brew to be strengthened not watered down
Scotland and the European Union
Looking forwards: to a Legal, Fair and Decisive Referendum
May 2013
Advocate General for Scotland statement on the Partnerships (Prosecution) (…
February 2013
Welcome to the new home on the web for the Office of the Advocate General
October 2012
Approaching the independence referendum: the legal issues
September 2012
Separate Scotland would have to negotiate EU membership
UK government will stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Holyrood on alcohol pric…
July 2012
New standing junior appointments
June 2012
Recent developments in Scots law: lessons for English lawyers
Devolution and the law: challenges and solutions
January 2012
Scotland's Constitutional Future
December 2010
Scotsman Conference: Fiscal Powers For Scotland