# Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, Section 95: Key defined terms


(1) This section applies for the purposes of the interpretation of this Chapter.
(2) “Non-natural person” means—
(a) a company (whether incorporated in the United Kingdom or elsewhere),
(b) a limited liability partnership,
(c) any other partnership,
(d) an unincorporated association of persons.
(3) “Lay representative” means an individual who is not a legal representative.
(4) “Legal representative” means—
(a) a solicitor,
(b) an advocate, or
(c) a person having a right to conduct litigation, or a right of audience, by virtue of section 27 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990.
(5) An individual holds a relevant position with a non-natural person if the individual—
(a) in the case of a company, is a director or secretary of the company,
(b) in the case of a limited liability partnership, is a member of the partnership,
(c) in the case of any other partnership, is a partner in the partnership,
(d) in the case of an unincorporated association, is a member or office holder of the association.
(6) For the purposes of section 96, an individual also holds a relevant position with a non-natural person if the individual is an employee of the non-natural person.
(7) References to conducting proceedings are references to exercising, in relation to the proceedings, a function or right (including a right of audience) that a legal representative could exercise in the proceedings.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2014/18/section/95 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/courts-reform-scotland-act-2014/section-95
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