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Although a valuable position, the attorney general was expected to work incredibly hard; although Francis North (1637–1685) was earning £7,000 a year as attorney general he was pleased to give up the office and become Chief Justice of the Common Pleas because of the smaller workload, despite the heavily reduced pay. [9]
Edward Herbert (attorney-general) Richard Hermer, Baron Hermer; Gordon Hewart, 1st Viscount Hewart; James Hobart; Sir Henry Hobart, 1st Baronet; John Hobson (politician) William Hody; John Holker; William Horne (British politician) William Huddesfield
The law officers are the senior legal advisors to His Majesty's Government of the United Kingdom and devolved governments of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.They are variously referred to as the Attorney General, Solicitor General, Lord Advocate, or Advocate General depending on seniority and geography – though other terms are also in use, such as the Counsel General for Wales.
The Attorney General's Office (AGO) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It supports the Attorney General and their deputy, the Solicitor General (together, the Law officers of the Crown in England and Wales). It is sometimes referred to as the Legal Secretariat to the Law Officers.
Attorney General for England and Wales. Advocate General for Northern Ireland. Attorney General's Office: 5 July 2024 (6 months ago) () The Rt Hon Anneliese Dodds MP for Oxford East: Minister of State for Development. Minister of State for Women and Equalities. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office 6 July 2024 (6 months ago) ()
In July 2008, Patricia Scotland, Attorney General for England and Wales, named Starmer as the new Head of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). He succeeded Ken Macdonald, who publicly welcomed Starmer's appointment, on 1 November 2008.
Attorney General for Northern Ireland; Attorney General may also refer to historic positions which no longer exist: Attorney-General for Ireland, until 1921, of which the now Northern Ireland formed a part. Lord Advocate, until 1999, the former position for the top legal advisor on Scots law. Separately, there are largely ceremonial roles of ...
Former Attorney General and Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, wrote in The Telegraph that Hermer should "come clean" about his past clients – "or resign". [126] Braverman said that the law officers' convention offered "thin cover", and argued that the "perception of bias" regarding Hermer's involvement in the Afghanistan inquiry was "undeniable."