Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990

22 Disclosure of documents etc

(1) Any communication made to or by—

(a) an independent qualified conveyancer or an executry practitioner in the course of his or its acting as such for a client; or

(b) a recognised financial institution in the course of providing executry services for a client,

shall in any action or proceedings in any court be protected from disclosure on the ground of confidentiality between client and professional legal adviser in like manner as if the conveyancer, practitioner or institution had at all material times been a solicitor acting for the client.

(2) Any enactment or instrument making special provision in relation to a solicitor or other legal representative as to the disclosure of information, or as to the production, seizure or removal of documents, with respect to which a claim to confidentiality between client and professional legal adviser could be maintained, shall, with any necessary modifications, have effect in relation to—

(a) an independent qualified conveyancer;

(b) an executry practitioner; and

(c) a recognised financial institution in relation to the provision of executry services,

as it has effect in relation to a solicitor.