Appointment of King's Counsel in Scotland 2025

Honorary King’s Counsel

In my report last year, I referred to the arrangements for the appointment of Honorary King’s Counsel. Such appointments recognise those in the legal profession who have made a major contribution to the law of Scotland or the profession and how it is advanced, outwith practice in the courts as an advocate or solicitor advocate. The process has again been run in parallel with the King’s Counsel appointment round. Nominations were invited to be submitted using a form on the Judiciary website, for consideration by a panel comprising the Lord Justice General, the Dean of the Faculty, an academic and the President of the Law Society. The new Honorary King’s Counsel will be introduced with the new King’s Counsel at the Opening of the new Legal Year in September.