Dorothy Bain
Dorothy Ruth Bain QC is a prominent Scottish lawyer.Biography
Bain studied at the University of Aberdeen School of Law, graduating with an LLB and a Diploma in Legal Practice. She became an Advocate in 1994 and Queen's Counsel in 2007. She worked as a prosecutor for the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service. She was Principal Advocate Depute from June 2009 - July 2011, the first woman to hold the position, the highest-ranking prosecutorial position in Scotland.
She became known for her prosecution of high profile cases such as that of serial killer Peter Tobin, as well the prosecution of four members of a drug gang for murder, and a wide-ranging 2009 child pornography case. In 2008 she was commissioned by the Lord Advocate and Solicitor General to report on and make recommendations on the prosecution of sex crimes in Scotland, the outcome of which led to the formation of Scotland's National Sexual Crimes Unit in 2009.
In 2011 she returned to private practice.
