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Paragraph 25 F1

Scotland

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The Tribunal shall give notice of the appeal to the F2solicitor F3, the firm of solicitors or, as the case may be, the incorporated practice, or the authorised legal business, to the person who made the complaint in respect of which the appeal was made and, as the case may be, to the Council and shall enquire into the matter, giving the appellant and the complainer reasonable opportunity to make representations to the Tribunal.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Sch. 4 paras. 23–25 added by Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1988 (c. 42, SIF 76:2), s. 6(1), Sch. 1 para. 23(e)

F2

Words in Sch. 4 para. 25 substituted (1.10.2008) by Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 5), ss. 81, 82, Sch. 5 para. 1(26)(d) (with s. 77); S.S.I. 2008/311, art. 2

F3

Words in Sch. 4 para. 25 substituted (1.7.2026 for specified purposes) by Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2025 (asp 8), s. 103(3), sch. 1 para. 33(6); S.S.I. 2026/96, reg. 2(3)(4), sch. 2

Notes on Schedule 4

Modifications

C1

Sch. 4 applied (with modifications) (1.10.2004) by The Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980 (Foreign Lawyers and Multi-national Practices) Regulations 2004 (S.S.I. 2004/383), reg. 13

Notes on Part II

Modifications

C1

Sch. 4 Pt. II (paras. 7–22) applied by Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 (c. 47, SIF 77:2), ss. 31(10), 45, Sch. 4 para. 2