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20 April 2023
Keeling schedule 1980 Act
Accounts rules and fees 35 Accounts rules. (1) The Council shall, subject to section 34(2) and (3), make rules (in this Act referred to as “accounts rules” )— (a) as to the opening and keeping by solicitors and incorporated practices authorised legal businesses of accounts and deposits at the banks specified in subsection (2) or with a building society for moneys not belonging to them received by them in the course of their practice, or in connection with, their provision of legal services; (b) as to the opening and keeping by solicitors and incorporated practices authorised legal businesses of— (i) a deposit or share account with a building society, or (ii) an account showing sums on loan to a local authority being in either case for a client whose name is specified in the title of the account; (c) as to the keeping by solicitors and incorporated practices authorised legal businesses of books and accounts containing particulars and information as to money not belonging to them received, held or paid by them in the course of their practice, or in connection with, their provision of legal services; to the action which the Council may take to enable them to ascertain whether or not (d) as the rules are being complied with; and (da) as to which solicitor is (or solicitors are) responsible for ensuring compliance with the rules made under this section on behalf of an authorised legal business, and (e) as to the recovery from solicitors or authorised legal businesses of fees and other costs incurred by the Council in ascertaining whether or not a solicitor who an authorised legal business which has failed to comply with the accounts rules has remedied that failure and is complying with the rules. (2) The banks mentioned in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) are— (a) the Bank of England; (c) the National Savings Bank; (e) a person (other than a building society) who has permission under Part 4 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 to accept deposits; (ea) an EEA firm of the kind mentioned in paragraph 5(b) of Schedule 3 to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 which has permission under paragraph 15 of that Schedule (as a result of qualifying for authorisation under paragraph 12 of that Schedule) to accept deposits; and the rules may specify the location of the banks’ or companies’ branches at which the accounts are to be kept. (2A) Paragraphs (e) and (ea) of subsection (2) must be read with— (a) section 22 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000; (b) any relevant order under that section; and (c) Schedule 2 to that Act. (3) If any solicitor fails to comply with any rule made under this section that failure may be treated as professional misconduct or as unsatisfactory professional conduct. (4) Rules made under this section shall not apply to a solicitor— (a) who is in employment as solicitor to a Minister of the Crown or a Government Department or as an assistant or officer appointed to act under the direction of such solicitor; or (b) who is in employment to which Part V...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
11 June 2015
S4W-25955
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, in light of the decision to proceed with the Scotland v Qatar match on 5 June 2015, whether representatives of the Scottish Human Rights Commission have met Qatar officials to discuss matters relating to Qatar's human rights record and, if so, who attended and when.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
5 February 2015
S4W-24242
To ask the Scottish Government whether it had prior knowledge that the Crofting Commission planned to lodge a request that a special case be stated on a question of law for the opinion of the Court of Session in connection with the Land Court’s decision of 18 December 2014 in the case of MacGillivray v the Crofting Commission. The regulation of crofting is...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
7 March 2013
S4W-13345
To ask the Scottish Government what recent (a) meetings and (b) communications it has had with government officials from (i) Argentina, (ii) Brazil, (iii) China, (iv) Iceland, (v) Ireland, (vi) Qatar and (vii) Spain and on what issues.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
22 August 2012
S4W-08707
To ask the Scottish Government whether any ministers, special advisers or officials have (a) met or (b) had contact, including correspondence, with the group, Americans for an Independent Scotland, or any of the people involved in the group who are named on its website, since 1 January 2012 and, if so, (i) who, (ii) where, (iii) when, (iv) for what purpose, (v) who was present at any such meeting and (vi) what matters were discussed.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
4 January 2012
S4W-04807
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) High Court, (b) Sheriff Court and (c) Justice of the Peace Court trials have been delayed in 2011-12 and were delayed in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2009-10, (iii) 2008-09, (iv) 2007-08 and (v) 2006-07. This question relates to operational matters of that are the responsibility of the Scottish Court Service (SCS) corporate ...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
1 October 2014
S4W-22554
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on each of the findings of the Prostate Cancer UK report, Men United v Prostate Cancer: Five inequalities, five solutions.
Official Report
Meeting date:
26 March 2025
Criminal Justice Committee 26 March 2025
The cabinet secretary suggested that corroboration is still there, but we know from His Majesty’s Advocate v PG and JM that there has been at least a degree of dilution.
Official Report
Meeting date:
15 January 2025
Economy and Fair Work Committee 15 January 2025
You will be well aware of the Perth projects, but there is also the V&A project in Dundee, for example, which was paused.
Official Report
Meeting date:
12 March 2024
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee 12 March 2024
Therefore, there is already an issue, and it has got worse in Scotland since Roe v Wade in the United States. That case is not really relevant here in the same way, but, suddenly, abortion has become an even more difficult issue for people to talk about in a professional context.
