News releases - Legal and advice services
SCC press release - Small claims bigger in Scotland from today
14 January 2008
Scottish consumers to get fairer legal deal - 31/7/07
Strong case for more open market in legal services - 08/05/07
Consumer Council backs move to get public represented on Law Society's governing body - 07/05/07
Consumer watchdog welcomes regulation of estate agents - 15/11/06
The Scottish Consumer Council has welcomed the announcement in today’s Queen’s speech that a new bill will ensure greater regulation of estate agents throughout the UK, including Scotland. At present, while many estate agents are members of the National Association of Estate Agents or the Ombudsman for Estate Agents, which have codes of practice and complaints procedures, membership of both of these schemes is voluntary. The Bill will mean that in future all estate agents will be required to become members of an ombudsman scheme.
Most Scots do not have a will, which could put their families at risk
2 October 2006
Report on legal services “step in right direction” says Consumer Council - 03/05/06
The Scottish Consumer Council (SCC) has welcomed today’s publication of the report by the Research Working Group on the Legal Services Markets in Scotland
Radical overhaul needed for complaints system against Scottish solicitors
August 2005
SCC Response to RIBS survey on stamp duty
pdf 
76KB January
2005
Understanding the Scottish legal system
A comprehensive guide to the Scottish legal system which provides information
on everything from the criminal court system to children's hearings and employment
tribunals is published this month on behalf of the Scottish Consumer Council.
36KB
4 May 2004
Settling disputes out of court is a winner for consumers
36KB
4 December 2001
People who complain against solicitors deserve fairer system
33KB
25 September 2001
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