Alex Salmond's defence lawyer suspended over comments made on train:
ALEX Salmond’s former defence lawyer has been banned from practising for 15 weeks.
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Salmond defence lawyer suspended 15 weeks over train discussionGordon Jackson KC named two complainants during the trial despite a court order protecting their anonymity.
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- The initial five-month suspension was reduced to 15 weeks on appeal.
- During Alex Salmond’s trial over sexual-assault allegations, Jackson was filmed aboard a train travelling from Edinburgh to Glasgow.
- The Faculty of Advocates found that openly naming both complainants amounted to professional misconduct.
- A further complaint from Sandy Brindley did not lead the commission to increase the sanction.
All I need to do is put a smell on her.— Gordon Jackson KC, on a train discussing the Salmond trial and one of the complainers
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