The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service is the independent public prosecution service for Scotland, and is a Ministerial Department of the Scottish Government. The department is headed by His M
Crown Office, Chambers Street
Procurator Fiscal office in Kilmarnock
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Scots law is the legal system of Scotland. It is a hybrid or mixed legal system containing civil law and common law elements, that traces its roots to a number of different historical sources. Togethe
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
…service for Scotland, and is a Ministerial Department of the Scottish Government. The department is headed by His Majesty's Lord Advocate, who under the Scottish legal system is responsible for prosecution, along with the sheriffdom procurators fiscal. In Scotland, virtually all prosecution of criminal offences is undertaken…
Parliament House in Old Town, Edinburgh, is home to the Supreme Courts of Scotland.
The Regiam Majestatem is the oldest surviving written digest of Scots law.
Sir James Dalrymple, Viscount of Stair
Ruth Charteris Lord Advocate since 2026