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Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014

Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014

2014 asp 18

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Part 3 – Civil Procedure

Chapter 4 – Lay representation for non-natural persons
Section 95 – Key defined terms

165.Section 95 sets out key definitions of non-natural persons (companies and other bodies) in Chapter 4, as well as lay and legal representatives for the purposes of Chapter 4. Chapter 4 makes clear that non-natural persons are entitled to lay representation in certain circumstances in simple procedure cases and may be permitted, in certain circumstances to be represented by a lay person in other civil proceedings. “Solicitor” and “advocate” are defined in section 136(1).

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