Law reform
Our Law Reform Department and committees work on
behalf of the profession and the public to improve the law and
legal system in Scotland. The practitioners, academics and other
experts who sit on our committees and working groups make a vital
contribution.
Analysing and responding to proposed changes in the law is one
of our main functions. Part of this process involves commenting on
consultations from the Scottish Government, Scottish Parliament, UK
Parliament, Scottish Law Commission and elsewhere. See here for our
consultation responses
and other useful information.
This also details how the team can help MSPs with any legal
questions they may receive from constituents.
Other responsibilities include:
- representing the interests of the profession with
government
- representing the views of the profession to other legal bodies,
such as the Scottish Legal Aid Board and the Scottish Legal
Complaints Commission
- ensuring the profession's views are represented in major
debates, for instance, about alternative business structures and
legal aid and access to justice
- working across Holyrood, Westminster, Brussels and the wider
international arena
- working with non-legal organisations - economic, political,
consumer - and other regulators
- consideration of the future education policy for those entering
the profession
For more information on the role of the law reform team and
significant bills worked on during the last parliament, please view
our
parliamentary leaflet. This leaflet was sent to all MSPs
at the start of the new parliament in May 2011.
Law reform contacts at the Society:
Michael Clancy 0131
476 8163
Alan McCreadie 0131
476 8188
Katie Hay 0131 476
8351
Brian
Simpson 0131 476 8184
Andrew Alexander
0131 226 8886
Louise Docherty
0131 476 8204