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SCOTTISH information commissioner Kevin Dunion has appointed eminent brief Paul Cullen QC to try and force the disclosure of sensitive documents which could explain why the nation's legal services market has never been opened up to greater competition.
The Scottish Executive is expected to be represented by equally senior counsel, raising further questions about why ministers are determined to thwart the release of information on a subject which is no longer a political hot potato. Taxpayers will foot the bill for both parties in the landmark case, which will be heard later this year at the Court of Session. The final bill could run into six figures.See the full content of this document
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Qc Appointed in Disclosure Battle Over Legal Services
Bill Alexander, a longstanding campaigner for wider consumer access to legal services, ...
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