Policy perspectives: Regulation of legal services reform

Following the Law Society’s decade-long campaign, legislation to reform the regulation of legal services was passed by the Scottish Parliament earlier this year. The Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2025 lays the foundations for long overdue changes that allow for faster and more effective regulation of the legal sector in Scotland.

As we enter into the implementation phase of the new legislation, join Law Society President, Patricia Thom; Convener of the Regulatory Committee, David Gordon; and Executive Director of External Relations, Kevin Lang, for this one hour session covering:

• Background to the new legislation
• Main provisions of the Act, including:
  • New powers granted to the Law Society to regulate legal businesses
  • Changes to the complaints investigation process
  • Introduction of enhanced consumer protections, such as protection of the term lawyer
• Opportunities to deliver benefits for the legal profession and consumers
• The process of implementation

Don’t miss this opportunity to get up to speed on the changes impacting you, your teams and your delivery of legal services.

To register for this event, or if you have any questions, please email us at memberservices@lawscot.org.uk.

Our policy perspectives series is a chance for you to get an insight into the work of the Law Society of Scotland and the network of volunteers who analyse and respond to proposed changes in the law. As well as gaining an understanding of how policy changes could impact your day-to-day practice, this new series will also allow you to comment on our policy work whilst keeping up to speed with what’s going on across Scotland.

You can find out more about our work to shape good law here: Influencing the law and policy | Law Society of Scotland