Advocate Depute
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An Advocate Depute is a Scottish prosecutor, typically an experienced advocate, appointed to conduct serious criminal cases in the High Court of Justiciary on behalf of the Crown.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish legal office
ⓘ
legal profession role ⓘ |
| actsOnBehalfOf | Lord Advocate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alternativeLanguageName | Neach-tagraidh-lagha (Scottish Gaelic, generic for advocate/prosecutor) ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Lord Advocate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authoritySource | Crown authority ⓘ |
| belongsToBranch | criminal justice system of Scotland ⓘ |
| canAppearBefore | appeal court of the High Court of Justiciary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| duty |
act in the public interest
ⓘ
ensure fair trial ⓘ |
| employer | Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| handles |
High Court appeals
ⓘ
High Court trials ⓘ serious criminal cases ⓘ solemn procedure cases ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Scotland ⓘ |
| languageOfOffice | English ⓘ |
| legalField | criminal law ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Scottish legal system ⓘ |
| mayBe |
ad hoc
ⓘ
full-time ⓘ |
| notRole | defence lawyer ⓘ |
| officeType | appointed office ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | conduct serious criminal prosecutions ⓘ |
| professionalCommunity | Scottish Bar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedOffice |
Advocate
ⓘ
Procurator Fiscal ⓘ Solicitor General for Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents | Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | legal training in Scots law ⓘ |
| requiresQualification | membership of the Faculty of Advocates ⓘ |
| responsibility |
advise on prosecution of serious crime
ⓘ
conduct preliminary hearings ⓘ conduct sentencing hearings ⓘ present evidence for the Crown ⓘ |
| roleInSystem | public prosecution service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| subClassOf |
Crown prosecutor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
advocate ⓘ |
| typicalBackground | experienced advocate ⓘ |
| typicalCourt | High Court of Justiciary GENERATED ⓘ |
| worksWith |
Procurator Fiscal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
police ⓘ |
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