Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill
The Bill aims to reform regulation of legal services in Scotland.
The Bill was introduced on 20 April 2023.
- View the Bill on the Scottish Parliament website.
- Read our response to the Equalities, Human Rights & Civil Justice Committee (July 2023).
- Read our Stage 1 briefing (February 2024)
- Read our Stage 2 briefing and letter to the Scottish Parliament's Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee (14 January 2025).
Legal Services Regulation
As part of our strategy, we set out our ambition to secure a modern, flexible and enabling legislative framework to improve legal services regulation - read more about our work.
Read our news releases about this Bill
Regulation of Legal Services Bill proposals
The Society has said that Scottish Government proposals in the Regulation of Legal Service (Scotland) Bill which threaten independence of Scottish legal sector “are dangerous and wrong, and must be dropped”
Comment on judges response to Regulation of Legal Services Bill
The Society's President Sheila Webster comments on the response to the Regulation of Legal Service Bill from Scotland's senior judges.
Legal regulation bill passes first hurdle but chance to make public protection even stronger remains
Government amendments preserve supremacy of the rule of law
Government proposals for extensive new levels of direct government control over how Scottish solicitors work are to be removed from the Legal Services Regulation Bill.