# The Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980 (Compensation for Inadequate Professional Services) Order 2004, Article 2: Amendment of the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980


The Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980 is amended as follows:–
(a) in section 42A(2)(d) (which empowers the Council of the Law Society of Scotland, in upholding a complaint of inadequate professional services by a solicitor, to direct the payment of compensation of a sum not exceeding £1,000), for “£1,000” substitute “£5,000”; and
(b) in section 53A(2)(d) (which empowers the Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal, in upholding a complaint of inadequate professional services by a solicitor, to direct the payment of compensation of a sum not exceeding £1,000), for “£1,000” substitute “£5,000”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2004/550/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/solicitors-scotland-act-1980-compensation-for-inadequate-professional-services-order-2004/article-2
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