Dorothy Bain

Dorothy Bain QC is a leading Scottish lawyer.

Bain was educated at the University of Aberdeen School of Law. She became an Advocate in 1994 and Queen's Counsel in 2007. She worked as a prosecutor for the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service. She became the principal advocate depute in 2009. She was the first woman to hold this post, the highest-ranking prosecutorial position in Scotland.[1]

She became known for her prosecution of high profile cases such as that of serial killer Peter Tobin,[2] as well the prosecution of four members of a drug gang for murder,[3] and a wide-ranging 2009 child pornography case.[4] Her work and recommendations led to the formation of Scotland's National Sexual Crimes Unit in 2009.[5]

In 2011 she returned to private practice[6]

Reference

  1. ↑ "Dorothy Bain becomes lead Crown Counsel", The Firm (accessed 2015-06-02).
  2. ↑ Brian Horne, "This Is No Whodunit: Prosecutor Tells Angelika Murder Trial Jury of the 'Powerful and Compelling' Case against Tobin", Daily Record, 3 May 2007  – via HighBeam Research (subscription required)
  3. ↑ "Lord Advocate announces changes to Crown Counsel team", The Journal of the Law Society of Scotland, 3 March 2009.
  4. ↑ Sarah Nelson, "Justice done: but questions remain after paedophile trial", The Herald, 12 May 2009.
  5. ↑ Damien Henderson, "National unit to investigate sex crimes", The Herald, 7 March 2009.
  6. ↑ "New Senior Prosecution Team for High Court Cases", Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (accessed 2015-06-02).

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