Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014

The Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014 is an Act of the Scottish Parliament passed in October 2014 to improve access to the civil justice system and while making the Court of Session a place for the more complex cases.

History
The Bill was passed by the Scottish Parliament on 11 March 2014 and received Royal Assent on 15 April 2014.

Provisions
The Act established the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland and the Upper Tribunal for Scotland, replacing a number of separate tribunals. It provides for the First-tier Tribunal to be organised into a number of chambers, according to subject-matter and other relevant factors.

It also created the role of President of the Scottish Tribunals to exercise the Lord President's role in the management of tribunals.

The Edinburgh Law Review described the Act as 'Align[ing] the devolved tribunals with the reserved tribunals currently operating across the UK'.