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A solicitor has been found in contempt of court for a failure to engage with both the court and the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) in relation to a complaint. The solicitor did not respond to the SLCC when a statutory request was made for the relevant case file for the complaint to be i

The handling of a solicitor complaint has raised questions about undisclosed evidence, investigator accountability and the independence of the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission’s decision-making process, writes Mohammed Sabir. Complaints against solicitors are inevitable. The important ques

Complaints against solicitors are inevitable, but confidence in the complaints system depends on how they are investigated and whether decisions are subject to meaningful independent scrutiny. Who investigates the investigators? And what purpose does an independent Determination Committee serve if i

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) is consulting on draft updated rules. The SLCC is required to make and publish rules about its practice and procedure. The Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2025 makes changes to the SLCC’s powers and functions. These updated rules resp

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) is consulting on its approach to discharging new public interest powers.  The powers – to disclose information about complaints and to make complaints in the public interest – are delivered by the Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland

Regulatory judge Lord Ericht visited the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) to meet its independent advisory panel and hear about its plans for implementing the Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2025 as well as the work which it will be doing to engage with consumer interests. The

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) is consulting on an updated approach to using its regulatory oversight powers. As well as handling complaints about lawyers and legal services, the SLCC also has oversight of the complaint handling and redress arrangements delivered by the 'Relevant Pr

Ann McKechin has been appointed as chair of the Scottish Legal Services Consumer Panel, tasked with leading the panel’s work to champion consumer interests within legal services regulation and to make recommendations for improvement. A former MP and minister, she has experience of working with

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission has appointed three law firms to its advisory and litigation panel following a competitive tender process. Brodies, Burness Paull, and Harper Macleod were appointed to the panel, which will provide legal services to the SLCC from 1 October 2026 for four years

Proposed reforms to how the Faculty of Advocates handles disciplinary complaints will not be in place until at least late 2026 – nearly three years after the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) first demanded action – with every element of the new system dependent on rules that s

Four new members have been appointed to the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission Board. Gerrard (Ged) Bell joins as a lay member. Denise Emslie and Inonge Siluka will also join as lay members on 31 January 2027, along with Shareen Gault who joins as a lawyer member.

A report by the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) on the Law Society of Scotland’s conduct investigations welcomes progress made on timescales and notes challenges and opportunities ahead. In its final report on the Law Society's conduct complaint investigation timescales, the SLCC c

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has laid its 2026-27 budget and operating plan before the Scottish Parliament, following a statutory consultation. SLCC chair, Jane Malcolm said: "The year ahead will be busy, challenging and exciting. With the first commencement order now in force, we

In part two of the Scottish Law Agents Society's (SLAS) response to the the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission's (SLCC) budget consultation, Darren Murdoch, SLAS president, raises concerns with the structure of the review committee system. See part one here. The review committee (RC) system in the

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) welcomed the minister for victims and community safety, Siobhian Brown MSP, to its offices yesterday to hear about work underway to improve Scotland’s legal services regulation and complaints system. This comes as the first provisions of the Regu