Justice Committee
Meeting date: Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Official Report 663KB pdf
Agenda: Subordinate Legislation, Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1, Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Repeal) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1, Justice Sub-Committee on Policing (Report Back), Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Bill (Witness Expenses), Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Repeal) (Scotland) Bill (Witness Expenses)
Contents
- Attendance
- Subordinate Legislation
- Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
- Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Repeal) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
- Justice Sub-Committee on Policing (Report Back)
- Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Bill (Witness Expenses)
- Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Repeal) (Scotland) Bill (Witness Expenses)
Attendance
Deputy convener
Committee members
*Maurice Corry (West Scotland) (Con)
*Mary Fee (West Scotland) (Lab)
*John Finnie (Highlands and Islands) (Green)
*Mairi Gougeon (Angus North and Mearns) (SNP)
*Liam Kerr (North East Scotland) (Con)
*Fulton MacGregor (Coatbridge and Chryston) (SNP)
Committee substitutes
Claire Baker (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab)
Michelle Ballantyne (South Scotland) (Con)
Patrick Harvie (Glasgow) (Green)
* Attended
The following also participated:
Paul Brown (Legal Services Agency)
George Clark (Quantum Claims)
Ann Davies (Scottish Government)
Thomas Docherty (Which?)
Martin Haggarty (Accident Claims Scotland)
Dr John Kelly (University of Edinburgh)
Michael Matheson (Cabinet Secretary for Justice)
Jim O’Neill (Scottish Prison Service)
Professor Alan Paterson (University of Strathclyde)
Andrew Tickell (Glasgow Caledonian University)
Dr Stuart Waiton (Abertay University)
Dr Joseph Webster (Queen’s University, Belfast)
Clerk to the committee
Peter McGrath