Limited Companies (Court Representation) (PE863) The first current petition is PE863, by Bill Alexander, which calls on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to amend the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980 to allow limited companies to be given either the right to apply for legal aid or the right to represent themselves in court.At its meeting on 18 February, the committee agreed to write to the Confederation of British Industry Scotland and to invite the views of the petitioner on responses that had been received.