John Watt stripped of KC title
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Former Scots lawyer, John Watt, who was sentenced in 2023 to a period of 10 years in prison for historical child sex abuse crimes, has been stripped of his title of King’s Counsel.
In line with the protocol for removal of the title, a panel comprising the lord justice general, the lord justice clerk and the lord advocate was formed to consider the application from Scottish government for removal. The panel also consulted the Faculty of Advocates and the Law Society of Scotland.
The panel recommended to First Minister Humza Yousaf that Mr Watt’s title should be removed on the basis that Mr Watt met one of the grounds for removal, namely that he had been convicted of a crime and sentenced to a period of imprisonment for 12 months or more.
Mr Yousaf agreed with the recommendation and asked His Majesty The King to revoke the letter patent from Mr Watt to prevent him from continuing to use the King’s Counsel title.
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