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Top Scots lawyer faces ban for 'demeaning' texts about sex with rape charity boss

Brian McConnachie, KC, boasted he would have sex with Sandy Brindley “just to have something over her”.

Daily Record · Feb 15, 2023

Top Scots QC faces second probe over sex text accusations

The whistleblower who exposed Brian McConnachie orginally lodged an appeal because he only recieved a "slap on the wrists."

Daily Record · Aug 29, 2022

Memorial to 'father of Scottish democracy' sparks outrage after being given English title

A NEW memorial to the “father of Scottish democracy” has been wrongly bestowed with an English title, leading to complaints from senior lawyers.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 15, 2022

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Scotland's legal watchdog urged to 'drag itself out of the dark ages' as MSP blasts 'blatant misogyny'

Monica Lennon MSP said the Faculty of Advocates should have condemned the “blatant misogyny and sexism” of his messages about Sandy Brindley, the head of Rape Crisis Scotland.

Daily Record · May 11, 2022

Sickening discrimination is dressed up as lads' banter - and it's shameful

It wasn’t just the sexist warblings of Bill Copeland, a former QC turned after-dinner speaker, which offended women at the SFWA awards, but the alleged homophobic and racist references too.

Daily Record · May 11, 2022

Lawyer's comments about Rape Crisis chief spark call to stamp out misogyny

SCOTLAND’S senior lawyers are being challenged to tackle misogyny after a top QC sent highly insulting messages about the head of a rape charity.

The National (Scotland) · May 10, 2022

Top QC said he would 's**g' head of Scots rape charity 'just to have something over her'

In a series of salacious messages, Brian McConnachie QC also sent a sexually explicit photograph of himself from the toilets of a high court building minutes after defending a rape accused.

Daily Record · May 10, 2022

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Alex Salmond lawyer guilty of professional misconduct over comments on train

The QC was caught on video talking about the former first minister and two of his accusers while making a rail trip.

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2022

Alex Salmond's QC Gordon Jackson guilty of professional misconduct over train comments

EXCLUSIVE: Rape Crisis Scotland has called for Gordon Jackson to be "stripped of his right to practice".

Daily Record · Apr 25, 2022

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