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1 Mar 2012, 6:18 am by Legal Beagle
May and Lumsden later cropped up in a report ordered by Sir William Sutherland, a former chief constable of Lothian and Borders Police, which investigated claims that senior members of the Scottish judiciary and prosecutors had been blackmailed into dropping criminal cases because of links to the gay community.May and Lumsden then moved to Thailand. [read post]
31 May 2011, 11:40 am by Legal Beagle
The leaked report says: 'The instance is one of a well-established circle of homosexual persons in Edinburgh with influence in the judiciary who may, or may not, have exerted that influence, but who have formed associations which in themself lay them open to blackmail.' The report, prepared for Sir William Sutherland, Chief Constable of Lothian and Borders, was initiated after Tam Dalyell, Labour MP for Linlithgow, complained to Sir William about the handling of some cases. [read post]
22 Sep 2016, 8:00 am by Legal Beagle
Since publication of the report, an announcement has been published of thirteen new Queen’s Counsel appointed by the Queen on the recommendation of the First Minister.Twelve advocates have been awarded the status: Ashley Edwards, Lisa Henderson, Steven Love, Ross Macfarlane, Euan MacKenzie, Marcus McKay, Douglas Ross, Morag Ross, Kay Springham, Lauren Sutherland, Susanne Tanner and Steven Walker, along with Iain McSporran, solicitor advocate. [read post]