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2008

Response to the Law Society of Scotland on new process for handling conduct complaints

June 2008

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Response to the Law Society of Scotland on senior solicitor advocates: consultation on criteria

June 2008

40KB

Reponse to rules of the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission 2008 - Consultation Draft

June 2008

52KB

Response to Scottish Civil Courts Review: a Consultation Paper

March 2008

287KB

Scottish Consumer Council response to the OFT Annual Plan 2008/09 Consultation
February 2008
The Scottish Consumer Council welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Office of Fair Trading's Annual Plan 2008/09 consultation. We congratulate the OFT on this well-structured plan and particularly welcome the focus on improving outcomes for consumers and on evaluating the OFT's impact on markets.
64KB

Response to the Law Society of Scotland discussion paper the public interest: delivering Scottish legal services - a consultation on alternative business structures

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

Parliamentary briefing for the Scottish Government debate on competition, regulation and business structures in the Scottish legal services market

15 November 2007

Response to Petitions Committee on petition PE1063 on speculative fee arrangements

5 November 2007

78KB

Response to the office of fair trading relating to the which? super-complaint about restrictions on business structures and direct access in the scottish legal profession

5 July 2007

114KB

Response to the single survey: fairer for everyone
15 May 2007
88KB

Response to proposals for a judiciary (Scotland) Bill
15 May 2007
82KB

Response to Law Society of Scotland consultation on shaping the future of legal education and training
February 2007
84KB

2006

Response to Scottish Executive consultation on draft guide for professional or other bodies on making an application to enable their members to acquire rights to conduct litigation and rights of audience
December 2006
64KB

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

Wills and Awareness of Inheritance Rights in Scotland
SCC research report
Summary 453KB September 2006
Full Report 719KB September 2006

For more information on wills, please visit http://www.willaid.org.uk

Evidence to justice 2 committee on the legal profession and legal aid (Scotland) bill
109KB March 2006

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

Response to Scottish Executive consultation on complaints about legal practitioners

The Scottish Consumer Council has published its response to the Scottish Executive consultation on reforming the arrangements for handling complaints against legal practitioners in Scotland.

2004

The Legal System of Scotland (3rd Edition)

This helpful book provides an overview of the legal system of Scotland post-devolution. Written in plain English for non-lawyers, it covers such areas as: the judicial system, origins of Scots law, tribunals, civil and criminal courts and legal aid.

May 2004 ISBN 0 11 497315 6

£8.95 from The Stationery Office and book shops.
www.tso.co.uk