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Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act (asp 5) which received Royal Assent on 19 January 2007

Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act (asp 5) which received Royal Assent on 19 January 2007

2007 asp 5

Commentary on Sections

Part 1 – the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission

Section 40: How practitioners deal with complaints: best practice notes

76.Section 40 empowers the Commission to issue guidance about how practitioners deal with complaints about professional conduct or professional services. Such guidance may include recommendations about standards for complaints handling systems, reflecting the interest of the Commission in the dissemination of best practice about local complaints handling systems generally.

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