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What does the Civil and International Group do?

The group is divided into 5 divisions, as follows:

Access to Justice

• Legal Aid
• Legal Profession Complaints
• Policy on Alternative Provision of Legal Advice

Analytical Services

• Statistics

For more information please contact Fay Meharry on 0131 244 5648

Civil Justice

• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Arbitration
• Civil Jurisdiction and Procedure
• Tribunals
• Diligence
• Evidence
• Inquiries (Including Fatal Accident Inquiries) Procedure

For more information please contact Gerry Kernohan on 0131 244 4821

Civil Law

• Adults with Incapacity
• Succession and Wills
• Family Law
• Protection of Children
• Human Rights
• Sponsorship of the Scottish Law Commission
• Prescription and Limitation of Actions

For more information please contact Anne Fraser on 0131 244 2844

EU & International Law

• International Child Abduction
• Private International Law
• Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders
• Service of Documents
• Taking of Evidence
• International Protection of Adults

For more information please contact Alan Finlayson on 0131 244 2417