Publications - Access to justice
2008
Parliamentary Briefing - Justice Committee: Sheriff court fees amendment order 2008 (SSI 2008/236)
Court of session etc fees amendment order 2008 (SSI 2008/239)
25 June 2008
70KB
Response to interest (Scotland) bill: consultation and draft bill
April 2008
83KB
Response to Scottish Civil Courts Review: a Consultation Paper
March 2008
287KB
Evidence to the Justice Committee on the Judiciary and Courts (S) Bill
March 2008
158KB
January 2008
112KB
Response to Public Petitions Committee in relation to Petition PE1096 on the monitoring of quality of advice in advice services
January 2008
131KB
2007
Response to Petitions Committee on petition PE1063 on speculative fee arrangements
November 2007
78KB
Response to proposals for a judiciary (Scotland) Bill
15 May 2007
82KB
Response to consultation by Scott Barrie MSP on a proposed high hedges (Scotland) bill
February 2007
77KB
2006
Representative actions in consumer protection legislation
Joint response by the National Consumer Council and the Scottish Consumer Council to a DTI consultation on Representative Actions in Consumer Legislation
October 2006
407KB
Response to sheriff court rules
council consultation on the
sheriff court and alternative
dispute resolution
September 2006
129KB
No-fault compensation consultation document from the Scottish National Party
In its response to a consultation paper from the SNP,SCC argues for changes to the current system of pursuing cases of medical negligence through the courts. We propose greater use of mediation and a no-fault scheme for injuries up to a certain level of compensation.
August 2006
107KB
Response to sheriff court rules
council consultation on proposals
for procedural rules for personal injury actions in the sheriff court
September 2006
81KB
Evidence to justice 2 committee on the legal profession and legal aid (Scotland) bill
109KB March 2006
March 2006
103KB
2005
The Civil Justice System in Scotland - a case for review?
the final report of the Civil Justice Advisory Group - a summary report is also available,
please click here.
November 2005
Report of omnibus survey on public awareness and perceptions of mediation in Scotland - March 2005
Response to advice for all: publicly funded legal assistance in Scotland — the way forward
The Scottish Consumer Council's response to the Scottish Executive Consultation on the future of publicly funded legal assistance in Scotland.
110KB
2004
Report of a seminar on introducing a class actions procedure in Scotland
Report from a SCC seminar with invited stakeholders.
January
2004
2003
Policy paper on increasing the financial limit in small claims procedure
An analysis
of the policy arguments for and against a significant increase
in the existing limit under the small claims procedure in Scotland
November
2003
Free by post
A
class of their own - why scotland needs a class actions procedure
An
examination of the policy arguments for the introduction of a class actions procedure
in Scotland.
104KB September
2003
ISBN 0-9543408-7-6 £10.00 by post
Response to Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973 Section 1(3) Council
of Europe Civil Law Convention on Corruption
25KB November 2003
Response to the European Commission's green paper on a European order for payment
procedure and on measures to simplify and speed up small claims litigation
58KB May 2003
Response to paper on the use of ADR in ombudsman processes: results of a survey
of members of the British and Irish ombudsman association
31KB May
2003
Evidence to the Justice 1 Committee on Civil Legal Aid Reform
32KB March
2003
2002
Response to the Review of Summary Justice: Consultation on First Order Issues
47KB March 2002
2001
Response to Civil Court Fees in the Court of Session and the Sheriff Court
23KB November
2001
Consensus without Court: encouraging mediation in non-family civil disputes in Scotland
156KB August 2001
Evidence to the Justice 2 Committee on the Declaration of Masonic Links by the Judiciary
35KB May 2001
2000
Evidence to the Justice and Home Affairs Committee on its Enquiry into Legal Aid and Access to Justice
132KB
December 2000
Response to the Consultation Paper on the Leggatt Review of Tribunals
109KB September
2000
Judicial Appointments: An Inclusive Approach
163KB July 2000
Draft Bail, Judicial Appointments etc. (Scotland) Bill
14KB June 2000
Small Claims (Scotland) Amendment Order 2000 Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971(Privative Jurisdiction And Summary Cause) Order 2000
Briefing to the Justice And Home Affairs Committee
13KB February 2000
Response to the Scottish Law Commission Discussion Paper on Poinding and Sale:
Effective Enforcement and Debtor Protection
233KB January 2000
1999
Evidence to the Justice and Home Affairs Committee on Abolition of Poindings and Warrant Sales Bill
30KB October 1999
Response to the Scottish Court Service Consultation: Development of a Courts
Charter for Scotland
47KB June 1999
Code of Practice in Relation to Criminal Legal Assistance
9KB May
1999
1998
Response to the Consultation Paper "Development of a Courts Charter for Scotland Score Card for Organisations"
31KB November
1998
Response to the Scottish Courts Administration Consultation Paper: "Proposals to Increase Jurisdiction Limits in the Sheriff Court (Including Privative
Jurisdiction Limit)"
57KB October 1998
Response to the Consultation Paper "Proposed New Rules for Summary Cause and Small Claim in the Sheriff Court"
92KB October 1998
Response to the Consultation Paper "Access To Justice - Beyond the Year 2000"
59KB August 1998
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