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Craig Paton

Advocate General to represent UK Government in Indyref2 case

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The UK’s Government’s top adviser on Scots law will have a formal role in the court case which will determine if Holyrood can stage its own independence referendum.

The Advocate General for Scotland, who advises UK ministers on matters of Scottish law, is to be a “formal party” when the Supreme Court considers the Scottish Government’s proposed referendum Bill.

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