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Appointment of new Chair
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.
SLCC announces Neil Stevenson is new CEO
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.
SLCC Hosts Sanctions Roundtable
The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) is to host a roundtable on the application of disciplinary sanctions on lawyers in Scotland.
SLCC Publishes Analysis of Trends in Conduct Complaint Handling
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.
SLCC Sanctions Roundtable - thanks to attendees
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.
Annual Report 2013
The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission laid its fifth Annual Report before the Scottish Parliament on 17 December 2013.
News Release: SLCC - Legal advice does not need to be wrong or negligent to be inadequate for the client
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.
Annual Report 2013-2014
The SLCC has laid its Annual Report for 2013-14 before the Scottish Parliament.
SLCC Publishes Two Criminal Law Guides
The SLCC has published two new guides, aimed at helping reduce complaints from criminal law cases.
SLCC publishes two wills and executries guides
The SLCC has published two new guides on wills and executries.
SLCC publishes audit of Faculty of Advocates complaints handling process
Over the last few months, we have been engaged with the Faculty of Advocates in a review of its systems for dealing with complaints and the Rules which govern its complaints handling process.
SLCC Statement on ADR Directive
An update from the SLCC on the ADR Directive.