Salmond QC guilty of breaching court order

ALEX Salmond’s lawyer during his sexual assault trial has been found guilty of professional misconduct after he was filmed revealing the identities of two women.

Gordon Jackson QC was ruled to have breached a court order by the Faculty of Advocates.

The top lawyer resigned his position as dean of the independent legal body in 2020 when the footage emerged.

He also referred himself to the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission at the time.

Former first minister Mr Salmond was represented by Mr Jackson when he was cleared of multiple sexual assault charges.

However, the QC was overheard appearing to discuss key details about the case while on a train after the trial had concluded.