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Making courts more civil for Scots litigants

Exclusive: Consumer groups want non-lawyers to be allowed to help Scots in court as a new report shows the legal system to be user-unfriendly. A study by Consumer Focus Scotland provides a snapshot of people using the civil justice system and calls for reform.

Consumer groups want non-lawyers to be allowed to help Scots in court as a new report shows the legal system to be user-unfriendly.