Wide-ranging legal reforms recommended by Law Society of Scotland February 3, 2021, 12:51 pm
Legal reform recommendations have been made by the Law Society of Scotland ahead of the Holyrood elections (David Cheskin/PA)
Scotland’s political parties have been urged to back legal reforms recommended by the Law Society, including widening eligibility for judges and overhauling Fatal Accident Inquiries (FAIs).
The Law Society of Scotland has published more than 40 recommendations ahead of the Holyrood elections in May aimed at improving access to justice, modernising legal services and increasing diversity in the justice system.
It warns that FAI changes in 2016 have failed to “rebuild trust in the system”, because of “significant and repeated” criticism about the long delays grieving families face for answers when a person dies suddenly.