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An advocate has an overriding duty to the court not to mislead the court in any way and to ensure that the court is best equipped to do justice in the case.
Given the commitment that we have now made to the SQA inquiry, I suspect that the best thing to do would be to bring that work to the committee before the end of the year as a pleasant Christmas present.
There was a time when there was no training—people were simply appointed and hoped for the best—but a very good training scheme was set up under the previous Lord Justice Clerk and Sheriff Stoddart.
However, I recognise that there is concern about the continuing provision and management of allotments. We feel that that can be best dealt with in the shape of best practice guidance for councils.