The Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2025 was finally passed in June 2025. It updates the regulation of legal services in Scotland and modernises the regulatory framework. It grants new powers to the Law Society of Scotland to regulate legal businesses and allows for quicker investigation of complaints against solicitors. There are increased powers to suspend solicitors from practice and it introduces a new offence of pretending to be a lawyer, intended to give the public confidence that those they seek advice from are properly qualified. The Act introduces a register of licensed providers that must be kept providing detailed information in relation to each licensed legal service provider.