News
30 June, 2026
Two Ampersand connections among five new judge appointments
Ampersand Advocates is delighted to hear the news that current member Julian Ghosh KC and former member the Right Honourable Dorothy Bain PC KC are among five new Senators of the College of Justice announced today.
His Majesty the King, on the recommendation of the First Minister, has appointed Sheriff Principal Aisha Anwar KC, the Right Honourable Dorothy Bain PC KC, Liam Ewing KC, Indranil (Julian) Ghosh KC and Christine O’Neill KC to the Office of Senator of the College of Justice. We offer our warmest congratulations to all five and wish them every success in their new roles.
We are especially proud to mark the appointment of Julian Ghosh KC, a member of Ampersand, and of Dorothy Bain PC KC, a former member of stable who served as Scotland’s Lord Advocate from June 2021 until her tenure concluded earlier this month
On the appointments, Ampersand Stable Director Isla Davie KC said: “On behalf of everyone at Ampersand, I offer our warmest congratulations to all five new Senators. We are immensely proud to see Julian appointed to the bench – his exceptional intellect and breadth of practice across Scotland, England and Wales have long marked him out, and he will be a tremendous asset to the College of Justice. We are equally delighted for Dorothy, whose distinguished service to the administration of justice in Scotland, not least as Lord Advocate, has been exemplary. She is an inspirational role model and will continue to be excellent on the Bench. We wish them, and all the new Senators, every success.”
Julian Ghosh KC takes up his appointment on 24 August 2026. Dorothy Bain PC KC will take up her appointment on 7 January 2027.
The full news item can be found here: His Majesty the King has appointed five new Senators.