Independent legal representation and the victims, witnesses, and justice reform (Scotland) bill: A review of potential models of delivery

Acknowledgements

We are extremely grateful to the various lawyers and policy makers who generously gave up their time to assist us with this work, and to the Scottish Government Justice Directorate for their support throughout the project.

We would also like to thank Jo Kelly, who transcribed the interviews we undertook and to Eugene Ritchie, who provided editorial assistance.

During the course of writing this report, Professor Fiona Raitt, formerly Professor of Evidence and Social Justice at the University of Dundee, passed away. Her early work advocating for ILR in Scotland for complainers was groundbreaking and laid the foundations for others to work on the topic. We wish to acknowledge her influence in this area.

The report’s findings, and any errors, are of course our own.