Office of the Advocate General for Scotland

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class="gem-c-image-card__text-wrapper"> <div class="gem-c-image-card__header-and-context-wrapper"> <h3 class="gem-c-image-card__title govuk-heading-m"> <a class="gem-c-image-card__title-link govuk-link brand__color" href="/web/20231013204930/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/law-officers-are-called-to-northern-ireland-bar">Law Officers are called to Northern Ireland Bar</a> </h3> <p class="gem-c-image-card__context"><time datetime="2023-04-04" lang="en"> 4 April 2023</time><span aria-hidden="true"> — </span>News story</p> </div> <div class="gem-c-image-card__description"><div class="govspeak"> <p>The Law Officers and Advocate General for Scotland were called to the Bar of Northern Ireland, while visiting a restorative justice charity during a two-day visit to Belfast.</p> </div></div> </div> <figure class="gem-c-image-card__image-wrapper"><img class="gem-c-image-card__image" alt="" loading="auto" height="200" width="300" 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class="gem-c-image-card__description"><div class="govspeak"> <p>The Advocate General welcomed the Attorney General to Queen Elizabeth House on 16 March</p> </div></div> </div> <figure class="gem-c-image-card__image-wrapper"><img class="gem-c-image-card__image" alt="The Advocate General and Attorney General outside Queen Elizabeth House" loading="auto" height="200" width="300" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20231013204930im_/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/feature/image/95138/s465_AG_Visit_1.jpg"></figure> </div> </div> <div class="govuk-grid-column-one-third"> <div class="gem-c-image-card brand--office-of-the-advocate-general-for-scotland" data-module=""> <div class="gem-c-image-card__text-wrapper"> <div class="gem-c-image-card__header-and-context-wrapper"> <h3 class="gem-c-image-card__title govuk-heading-s"> <a class="gem-c-image-card__title-link govuk-link brand__color" href="/web/20231013204930/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/lord-stewart-of-dirleton-qc-sworn-in-as-advocate-general-for-scotland">Lord Stewart of Dirleton QC sworn in as Advocate General for Scotland</a> </h3> <p class="gem-c-image-card__context"><time datetime="2020-12-08" lang="en"> 8 December 2020</time><span aria-hidden="true"> — </span>News story</p> </div> <div class="gem-c-image-card__description"><div class="govspeak"> <p>Lord Stewart of Dirleton QC was sworn in as Advocate General for Scotland at ceremonies in Parliament House, Edinburgh on Friday 4 December 2020.</p> </div></div> </div> <figure class="gem-c-image-card__image-wrapper"><img class="gem-c-image-card__image" alt="Swearing in ceremony at Parliament House" loading="auto" height="200" width="300" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20231013204930im_/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/feature/image/81161/s465_ADVOCATE_still.JPG"></figure> </div> </div> <div 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We will accept electronic service to the email address below.</p> </div></div> </div> <figure class="gem-c-image-card__image-wrapper"><img class="gem-c-image-card__image" alt="oag_sign" loading="auto" height="200" width="300" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20231013204930im_/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/feature/image/6953/s465_s300_SupremeCourts_ne.jpg"></figure> </div> </div> </div> <div class="govuk-grid-row"> <div class="govuk-grid-column-one-third"> <div class="gem-c-image-card brand--office-of-the-advocate-general-for-scotland" data-module=""> <div class="gem-c-image-card__text-wrapper"> <div class="gem-c-image-card__header-and-context-wrapper"> <h3 class="gem-c-image-card__title govuk-heading-s"> <a class="gem-c-image-card__title-link govuk-link brand__color" href="/web/20231013204930/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/lord-hodge-technology-and-the-law">Lord Hodge: Technology and the Law</a> </h3> <p class="gem-c-image-card__context"><time datetime="2020-04-24" lang="en">24 April 2020</time><span aria-hidden="true"> — </span>News story</p> </div> <div class="gem-c-image-card__description"><div class="govspeak"> <p>Technology and the Law. 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