Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 5)

Part 1 S The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. 1 applied (with modifications) (2.7.2012) by The Licensed Legal Services (Complaints and Compensation Arrangements) (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/153), regs. 1(1), 2

Miscellaneous S

42 Reports: privilege S

For the purposes of the law of defamation, the publication of any report under section 13(1), 23(8), 24, 35(2), 36(2) or paragraph 16 of schedule 1 is privileged unless the publication is proved to be made with malice.