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As part of its oversight role the SLCC monitors complaints and identifies trends in practice, in relation to how practitioners deal with complaints and the subject of those complaints. This includes undertaking research. The latest research the SLCC is carrying out is into complaints made to, and dealt with, by the legal profession in Scotland.

The SLCC laid its Budget for 2013-2014 before the Scottish Parliament on 29 April 2013.

On Wednesday night, the BBC screened the latest BBC Scotland Investigates: “Lawyers Behaving Badly”. The programme investigated the regulation of the legal profession in Scotland and the role of the different organisations involved. We welcome the programme for raising some important issues.

In June 2012, TNS BMRB produced two reports following research commissioned by the SLCC. Specifically, the research looked at complaint numbers and the methods adopted by practitioners (both solicitors and advocates) in how they handle complaints made against them.

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Bill Brackenridge as Chair of the SLCC. The appointment will be for five years. He replaces Jane Irvine, the first Chair of the SLCC, who served from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2012.

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission, the independent body for complaints against solicitors, advocates and other legal practitioners in Scotland, has announced the appointment of Neil Stevenson as its new Chief Executive Officer.

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) is to host a roundtable on the application of disciplinary sanctions on lawyers in Scotland.

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has published an analysis of trends in the Law Society of Scotland’s handling of complaints about solicitors’ conduct from 2009 to 2014.

Experts from a range of professional regulators came together at the SLCC this week to discuss sanctions in professional regulation. They were joined by representatives from consumer and equality groups along with other stakeholders.

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission laid its fifth Annual Report before the Scottish Parliament on 17 December 2013.

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission welcomes a decision published this week by the Court of Session, which upholds one of the SLCC’s decisions and helps provide clarity on our role in resolving consumer complaints.

The SLCC has laid its Annual Report for 2013-14 before the Scottish Parliament.