Reform history

Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007

14 versions · 2007-01-19
2026-03-05
Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007
2015-01-01
Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007
2014-10-22
Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007
2012-07-02
Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007
2011-04-01
Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007
2011-03-23
Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007

Changes on 2011-03-23

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In the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003, in schedule 2 (specified authorities) after the entry relating to the Scottish Legal Aid Board insert— “ Scottish Legal Complaints Commission ”
#### The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission
#### Conduct complaints: duty of relevant professional organisations to investigate etc.
#### Restriction upon disclosure of information: relevant professional organisations
#### Unsatisfactory professional conduct: conveyancing or executry practitioners
#### Receipt of complaints: preliminary steps
#### Conduct complaints and reviews: power of relevant professional organisations to examine documents and demand explanations
#### Unsatisfactory professional conduct: solicitors
#### Report by Commission to Council under section 10(2)(e)
#### Review of and appeal against decisions on remitted conduct complaints: cases other than unsatisfactory professional conduct
@@ -3607,7 +3607,7 @@
#### Scottish Solicitors Guarantee Fund: borrowing limit
#### Safeguarding interests of clients
#### Offence for unqualified persons to prepare certain documents
#### Notaries public to be practising solicitors
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#### Financial limit: advice and assistance
#### Further provision in relation to the Fund: advice and assistance
#### Availability of civil legal aid for defamation or verbal injury
#### Civil legal aid: conditions and reviews
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#### Solicitors employed by the Scottish Legal Aid Board
#### Contributions, and payments out of property recovered
#### Advice, services or activities to which Act does not apply
#### Minor and consequential modifications
#### Regulations under section 36 of the 1986 Act
#### Ancillary provision
#### Short title and commencement
### Status
2010-11-25
Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007
2010-11-24
Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007
2008-10-01
Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007
2007-11-23
Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007
2007-07-30
Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007
2007-03-19
Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007
2007-02-08
Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007
2007-01-19
Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007 — versión origina
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