The Lord Advocate, Frank Mulholland QC, has announced the appointment of a new and restructured Crown Counsel team, the collegiate group of Advocate Deputes who prosecute the most serious crimes on his behalf in the High Court in Scotland.
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Mr Alex Prentice QC has been appointed Principal Crown Counsel (replacing the role of Principal Advocate Depute); Mr Iain McSporran, has been appointed Deputy Principal Crown Counsel (replacing the role of Assistant Principal Advocate Depute); and Mr John Scullion, has been appointed Assistant Principal Crown Counsel. All three appointments take effect from 1st August 2011.
