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Scottish Legal News is a free daily service providing the legal community in Scotland with a digest of news, events and jobs. SLN carries vital daily intelligence for lawyers in all spheres of legal activity.

A joint venture between Scottish News Agency and the Scottish Legal Action Group, the daily email newsletter is supported by a website ScottishLegal.com, which hosts sections on IT, CPD, the Universities and a Bookshop service by Avizandum books.

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Rights of Audience Review
Response of the Scottish Legal Action Group
The response of the Scottish Legal Action Group to the the draft report of The Thomson Review: Rights of Audience in the Supreme Courts of Scotland (www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Justice/legal/Rights-of-Audience-1-1).
SCOLAG Response - Thomson Review Draft Report (150k)
 
 
Regulating Non-Lawyer Will Writers
 Response of the Scottish Legal Action Group
The written response of SCOLAG to the Scottish Government's consultation on introducing a system of statutory regulation (further details of which are available at: www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/12/18095315/)
SCOLAG Response - Regulating Non-lawyer Will Writters (95k)
 
 
Civil Courts Review
 Response of the Scottish Legal Action Group
The full written response of the Scottish Legal Action Group to the Scottish Civil Courts Review - A consultation paper further details of which are available www.scotcourts.gov.uk/civilcourtsreview
SCOLAG Response - Civil Court Review (115k)
 
 

Paths to Justice?
 Essays prompted by the Gill Review

This collection of short essays and opinion pieces on the fut

ure of civil justice in Scotland is edited by David McArdle. Produced with the support of the Scottish Consumer Council a PDF version is available to download free by clicking the link below.
 
3 Steps to Increase Access to Justice
On 8 March 2006 SCOLAG organised a presentation to MSPs to press 3 measures designed to increase access to justice for the majority of the population in Scotland: click here for details