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MacCormick v Lord Advocate, which Hamilton brought with rector John MacCormick against the Crown, failed. [6] The Inner House of the Scottish Court of Session held that the monarch's title is the sole prerogative of the sovereign , and the Crown had accepted a system whereby regnal numbers were taken from the larger of both former kingdoms in ...
He was Sheriff of Renfrew and Argyll 1960–62, [2] and Lord Advocate from October 1962 [3] to 1964. He was appointed a privy counsellor in 1962. On leaving office, he was appointed a Senator of the College of Justice in 1964, [ 4 ] Taking the judicial title Lord Avonside , he filled the vacancy caused by the resignation of Lord Mackintosh ...
The outcome of this case has had continuing relevance, most notably in 1999, when the British Parliament discussed the creation of the Scottish Parliament.It has been discussed in a number of later decisions of the courts, notably Gibson v Lord Advocate 1975 SC 136, and the English case of Jackson v Attorney General, [2005] 3 WLR 733.
The two-day hearing is taking place in the Court of Session in Edinburgh.
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[7] [8] [9] At that time the post-holder was generally referred to as the "King's Advocate" and not until the year 1573 was the term "Lord Advocate" first used. [ 10 ] From 1707 to 1998, the Lord Advocate was the chief legal adviser of the British Government and the Crown on Scottish legal matters, both civil and criminal, until the Scotland ...
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