Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2025

2 Regulatory objectives

(1) The objectives of regulating legal services are—

(a) to support the constitutional principles of the rule of law and the interests of justice,

(b) to protect and promote the interests of consumers and the wider public interest,

(c) to promote—

(i) access to justice,

(ii) an independent, strong and diverse legal profession,

(iii) quality, innovation and competition in the provision of legal services,

(iv) effective communication between regulators and legal services providers, and

(v) effective communication between regulators and bodies that represent the interests of consumers, and

(d) for those regulating legal services to—

(i) use and promote best practice in relation to assessing and improving the quality of regulation and compliance with applicable legislation and rules,

(ii) adhere to the regulatory principles described in section 3(4), and

(iii) promote and maintain adherence to the professional principles.

(2) In this Act, the “regulatory objectives” are the objectives described in subsection (1).