The Rt Hon the Baroness Scotland of Asthal QC (former Shadow Attorney General and Attorney General of England, Wales and Northern Ireland)

Baroness Scotland QC was called to the bar at the Middle Temple in 1977, specialising in family and children’s law. Baroness Scotland made history in 1991 by becoming the first black woman and youngest person to be appointed a QC. She was a founding member of 1 Gray’s Inn Square barristers’ chambers. Early in 1997 she was elected as a Bencher of the Middle Temple. On 28 June 2007 Baroness Scotland was appointed Attorney General by Prime Minister Gordon Brown. She was the first woman to hold the office since its foundation in 1315. Baroness Scotland also held the position of Advocate General of Northern Ireland and served as Shadow Attorney General from May 2010 to October 2011. She continues with her parliamentary duties and is now back in private practice at 4 Paper Buildings.