Lord Advocate's meeting request with Lord Hamilton
2 Oct 07
Meeting intended to clear the air after public spat
The Lord Advocate has invited the Lord Justice General to a meeting to clear the air after their public spat last week, reported on the Journal Online.
The two had fallen out over the Crown's conduct of the "World's End" trial, which was defended by the Lord Advocate Elish Angiolini in a statement to the Scottish Parliament. In the statement she appeared to criticise the decision of the trial judge, Lord Clarke, who upheld a submission of no case to answer.
In a letter to Ms Angiolini last week Lord Hamilton, the Lord Justice General, criticised the making of the statement as inappropriate and disrespectful to the judiciary. However the Lord Advocate defended her actions amid considerable press publicity.
A meeting is now expected to take place shortly.