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The procurator fiscal was appointed under the Lyon King of Arms Act (1867) by the Lord Lyon, but since the Convention Rights (Compliance) (Scotland) Act (2001), by the Scottish Government. [ 26 ] If any rule concerning a coat of arms – also known as "an achievement" – is broken, the procurator fiscal, as the independent official prosecutor ...
[2] The history of the procurator fiscal is similarly difficult to set down with exactness, though the role has developed significantly over time. The first documentary reference appears in the Records of the Parliament of Scotland for 22 August 1584, naming several procurators fiscal in Edinburgh.
The prime responsibility for the investigation into the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 fell to Jimmy McDougall, the Procurator Fiscal in the nearby town of Dumfries, and to the Dumfries & Galloway police force – the force with the fewest officers in Britain. The police effort was augmented by officers from all over Scotland as well as the north ...
Last week five males - aged 16, 25 and three aged 17 - were arrested over incidents in Calder Road and Captain's Road in Edinburgh. ... 19 and 27, were reported to the procurator fiscal for ...
This procedure is followed in both civil and criminal causes. [2] The subsequent statement is generally inadmissible as evidence in the trial, [ 3 ] but it allows the procurator fiscal , advocate or solicitor in Scotland to appear before the Courts of Scotland knowing what evidence each witness is likely to present.
Alexander M S Green M.Theol (Hons), LL.B, LL.M, M.Litt, MStJ FSA Scot is a Tribunal judge and the Procurator Fiscal to the Court of the Lord Lyon. [1] [2] He was appointed to this position in July 2010. [3] He was admitted as a Freeman to the Worshipful Company of Scriveners in July 2014 and a Liveryman in July 2015.
Lesley Thomson KC is a Scottish lawyer who served as the Solicitor General for Scotland from 2011 to 2016. [2] She was appointed to the office on 19 May 2011, after the Scottish Parliament election , succeeding Frank Mulholland who was promoted to Lord Advocate .
Alex Prentice KC is a leading Scottish lawyer.. He has held senior posts at the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, the body which normally carries out prosecutions in Scotland.