Advocate General for Scotland appointment announced

Catherine Smith, KC, has been appointed Advocate General for Scotland.

His Majesty King Charles has also confirmed he will confer a peerage of the United Kingdom for Life on Ms Smith who is daughter of the late Labour MP, John Smith, and Baroness Smith.

The Advocate General is the UK Government’s Law Officer. With her team of around 40 lawyers she will make up the Scottish legal team advising the government on matters relating to Scotland. The team have offices in Edinburgh and in Dover House in London.