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An on-line article has published a proposal from the Law Society's Access to Justice Committee suggesting a merger of the SLCC and the Scottish Legal Aid Board.

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission has today (Tuesday 21 September) received a ruling from the Court of Session following an appeal lodged by the Law Society of Scotland which challenged the SLCC’s decision to refer a third-party complaint to the Law Society for investigation.

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission's Budget for 2010-2011, was laid before the Scottish Parliament on Thursday 29 April 2010.

After a period of illness, Eileen Masterman, Chief Executive Officer of the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has left the organisation. The Commission wishes her well for the future.

Set up by the Scottish Government and funded by the legal profession, the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) replaced the Scottish Legal Services Ombudsman (SLSO) when it opened on 1 October 2008. On Monday 8 February 2010, the organisation published its first Annual Report.

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission has announced its budget proposals for 2010/2011. This will be the SLCC’s third budget for its second full year of operation. The Commission opened for business on 1 October 2008 and although operating wholly independently of the legal profession, it is funded by legal practitioners in Scotland through the payment of an annual levy and charges imposed when a complaint is upheld.

The SLCC has issued its first Guidance to the professional bodies to ensure legal firms tell their clients about the SLCC at the earliest opportunity and also notified them of a change to the SLCC Rules.

The SLCC welcomes the publication of the Legal Services (Scotland) Bill and is ready to develop its own role in handling complaints against members of the new regulatory bodies.

SLCC commissioned research into the Scottish Solicitors' Master Policy and Guarantee Fund was published on 13 July 2009. Carried out by Manchester University School of Law, the research enables the SLCC to develop its oversight role of the Master Policy and Guarantee Fund.

Tender awarded for research into the Master Policy and Guarantee Fund

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) Budget 2009 - 2010 has today (Wednesday 8 April) been laid before the Scottish Parliament.

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has announced budget proposals for 2009/2010 which should benefit both consumers and legal practitioners.