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Derek Ogg QC (born 1954) is a Scottish lawyer.

Derek is a graduate of the University of Edinburgh.^[1]^[2] From 2007 to 2011 he worked for the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service as a senior Advocate Depute (prosecuting counsel). From 2011 onwards he has mainly worked as a defence advocate.^[1]

He is openly gay, and was a vocal supporter of Scottish Government plans to legalise same-sex marriage.^[3]

In 2014 he was listed number 3 in the Pink Scotland List. The citation said:

"One of the country’s top legal minds, Derek Ogg was at the forefront of the campaign to legalise homosexuality in Scotland in the 1970s."^[4]

In 2015 he received the Lifetime Achievement Award in the Scottish LGBTI Awards.

References

[bc-1] 1.0 ^1.1 http://www.blackchambers.co.uk/index.php/advocates/senior-counsel/derek-ogg-qc/ (dead link)

[2] ttp://www.mackinnonadvocates.co.uk/counsel/derek-ogg-qc.aspx

[3] ttp://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2011/12/09/top-lawyer-derek-ogg-tells-why-he-backs-plans-to-legalise-gay-marriage-86908-23621127/

[4] ttp://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/the-pink-scotland-list-the-pride-of-the-nation-1-3307671

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	'''Derek Ogg''' QC (born 1954) is a Scottish lawyer.		[[File:Derek Ogg.jpg\|thumb\|Derek Ogg]]'''Derek Ogg''' QC (born 1954) is a Scottish lawyer.

	Derek is a graduate of the University of [[Edinburgh]].<ref name=bc>http://www.blackchambers.co.uk/index.php/advocates/senior-counsel/derek-ogg-qc/ (dead link)</ref><ref>http://www.mackinnonadvocates.co.uk/counsel/derek-ogg-qc.aspx</ref> From 2007 to 2011 he worked for the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service as a senior Advocate Depute (prosecuting counsel). From 2011 onwards he has mainly worked as a defence advocate.<ref name=bc />		Derek is a graduate of the University of [[Edinburgh]].<ref name=bc>http://www.blackchambers.co.uk/index.php/advocates/senior-counsel/derek-ogg-qc/ (dead link)</ref><ref>http://www.mackinnonadvocates.co.uk/counsel/derek-ogg-qc.aspx</ref> From 2007 to 2011 he worked for the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service as a senior Advocate Depute (prosecuting counsel). From 2011 onwards he has mainly worked as a defence advocate.<ref name=bc />