Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007: 2007 asp 5

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Great Britain Scottish Parliament

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TSO (The Stationery Office)

This Act contains five parts and five schedules, and includes provisions: to reform the system for handling complaints against lawyers by the creation of a new statutory body, the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission, with the maximum amount of compensation for inadequate professional service complaints being raised to £20,000; to transfer responsibility from the courts to the Scottish Legal Aid Board for granting and terminating legal aid in serious criminal cases; and to enable the Scottish Legal Aid Board to fund certain advisors other than solicitors to provide advice and assistance.