Public Petitions Committee, 24 Nov 2004
Meeting date: Wednesday, November 24, 2004
Official Report
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Proposed Petitions
Legal Representation (Negligence Claims)
Item 3 on our agenda is proposed petitions. We have one proposed petition to consider, which is from James Duff. He calls for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive
"to bring into force legislation that, would entitle the Law Society of Scotland to appoint a solicitor to aggrieved complainants having claims of negligence against their former solicitor."
Do members have any comments on the admissibility of the proposed petition? We had a discussion about the petition earlier, when an explanation of the circumstances was given. However, if anyone needs further clarification, we will be more than happy to supply it.
I suggest that we accept the recommendation that the petition is inadmissible.
Are members happy with that?
Members indicated agreement.