Explanatory Notes

Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2025

2025 asp 8

27 June 2025

Background

Part 5 – General

Section 99 – Civil enforcement in relation to offences

230.This section clarifies that where a category 1 or category 2 regulator considers that a person has committed an offence under section 31(1), 39(5), 40(1), 90(1), 91(1) or 92(1) of this Act, the regulator may apply to the relevant sheriff or the Court of Session for an interdict (including an interim interdict) in order to prevent the person from doing anything constituting the offence (or which would constitute the offence). This section does not restrict a category 1 or category 2 regulator from seeking any other court order against a person mentioned in this section.