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The Lord Advocate's opening keynote address at Law Society of Scotland Conference 2022

'Upholding the rule of law: Achieving fairness in the justice system'

On Friday 21 October 2022 The Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC gave the opening keynote 'Upholding the rule of law: Achieving fairness in the justice system' at the Law Society of Scotland's annual conference.

Read the keynote 'Upholding the rule of law: Achieving fairness in the justice system.' 

As head of the system of prosecution in Scotland, I am keenly aware of the need to transform the way we prosecute sexual offences and domestic abuse. Dealing with these cases is the challenge of our generation.

Dorothy Bain KC