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Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act (asp 5) which received Royal Assent on 19 January 2007

Section 38: Efficient and effective working

73.To minimise any unnecessary duplication of effort in relation to any investigation or report which they undertake under the Act, this section places the Commission and the professional organisations under a duty to liaise with each other. This duty will be particularly important in relation to complaints which have both services and conduct elements.

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