Rules, policies and publications
Here you can find important technical information about the SLCC and our complaints process.
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Law Society of Scotland consultation on price transparency
We are grateful for the opportunity to respond to the Law Society of Scotland’s consultation on price transparency. Issues around pricing occur frequently in complaints made to us. We have...
Law Society of Scotland consultation on Principles and Outcomes Focused Regulation
We welcome the Law Society of Scotland opening up the debate on the future of solicitor regulation in Scotland. We agree that there are lessons to be learned from other...
May 2020 - Developing Scotland’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy consultation
The SLCC welcomes the opportunity to respond to the consultation on The AI of The Possible: Developing Scotland’s Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Response to the Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal Rules Consultation 2019
The SLCC welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal (SSDT) Rules Consultation 2019. We have only responded to those areas where we have specific comment to...
Scottish Government Consultation on the Draft Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Bill
SLCC response to Law Society of Scotland strategy themes consultation
The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (the SLCC) is pleased to be able to share views on the initial themes which the Law Society of Scotland (LSS) has identified. As we...
02 July 2019 SSDT consultation on standard of proof
We said in response to the Scottish Solicitors Discipline Tribunal’s recent consultation on the standard of proof that it should be lowered to the civil standard.