Weekly roundup of Scots law in the headlines including new Lord Advocate confirmed — Monday June 22

You weekly roundup of Scots law in the headlines including the appointment of a new Lord Advocate as well as a new chair of the Law Commission.

Ruth Charteris KC named as Scotland's next top law officer

The current solicitor general Ruth Charteris KC is to become Scotland's top law officer.

The first minister is recommending that the King appoints her to the position of Lord Advocate to replace Dorothy Bain, who is standing down, reports the BBC.

• Ruth Charteris KC named as Scotland's next top law officer (BBC)

• Scotland’s new top law officer ‘exceptionally well qualified’, John Swinney says (STV)

• New Lord Advocate and Solicitor General for Scotland announced (Scottish Government)

• Ruth Charteris named as next lord advocate (Holyrood)

• Ruth Charteris to be Scotland’s next lord advocate (Scottish Legal News)

• New Lord Advocate and Solicitor General nominated (Deadline)

• [£] Ruth Charteris to be next lord advocate (The Times)

Lord Sandison appointed as Chair of the Scottish Law Commission

The Scottish Law Commission is delighted to announce that Lord Sandison has been appointed as Chair of the Scottish Law Commission. Lord Sandison succeeds Lady Paton who had served as Chair from 1 January 2019 and retired on 31 December 2025.

• Lord Sandison appointed as Chair of the Scottish Law Commission (Scottish Law Commission)

And in other news

Legal headlines from across the UK and beyond:

• Domestic abuse victims wait five times longer for verdicts since 2019 – figures (STV)

• Protesters with racist agenda 'should be met with the full force of the law' say Scotland's top cops (Glasgow Live)

• OAP wrongly accused as paedo tries to rob Cumbernauld CEX to be jailed (Glasgow Times)

• First look inside HMP Glasgow set to replace Barlinnie (Glasgow Times)

• Crime boss Steven Lyons loses bid to block extradition to Spain (BBC)

• Man jailed for attempted murder after hit-and-run attack (BBC)

• Holiday complex at 18th century country house set for approval (BBC)

• Firm fined £150,000 after electrician killed in mine by fan blades (BBC)

• Labour MP Lauren Edwards to bring assisted dying bill back to the Commons (Guardian)

• 60 MPs push Foreign Secretary to take 'much stronger action' over Scot imprisoned in India (Scotsman)

• [£] Texas-style ‘tough love’ courts given £9m spur (Times)

• [£] Lawyer of the Week: Jennifer McDowall advised on a landmark sex-based harassment case (Times)

• [£] Bar scraps mandatory harassment reporting rule (Times)

• Legislation proposed to stop lawsuits used to silence journalists and whistleblowers (Guardian)

• Farage’s plan for equal pay legislation may cost female workers money, say unions (Guardian)