Law chiefs have urged solicitors to stop addressing jurors as "ladies and gentlemen" during trials. They have also decided to ditch "sir" and "madam" when communicating with the public.It comes weeks after concerns were raised over how prominent QCs spoke to jurors during a High Court hearing.
The Law Society of Scotland, the regulatory body for solicitors, said it had asked lawyers to stop using gender-specific pronouns.
The Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service – responsible for the management of country's courts – said changes to language were under consideration.
More than 20,000 people in Scotland define themselves as neither male nor female. Leading defence lawyer Brian McConnachie QC said: "No doubt in 10 years' time, nobody will
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