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Partnership Commitments 2003-2007

DescriptionPartnership Commitments 2003-2007 for Civil Law and Civil Justice
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Official Print Publication Date
Website Publication DateJuly 31, 2003

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Partnership Commitments 2003-2007

  • We will reform the courts and legal system to deal with cases more efficiently. We will continue to modernise the law and legal system to protect individual rights.
  • A Bill will be introduced before the end of June 2003 to improve the way that vulnerable witnesses are treated by the justice system and assist them to give their best evidence.
  • The Executive will also bring forward by mid 2004 legislation to modernise the laws of Personal bankruptcy and diligence to strike a better balance between supporting business risk and protecting the rights of creditors.
  • We will establish a Scottish Human Rights Commission.
  • We will legislate to reform family law for all of Scotland's people.
  • We will continue to modernise legal aid.

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