Legal action and costs
Dear Scottish Commission for Human Rights,
I am writing to you to request the following information.
1) The total spend, broken down by financial or calendar year, on external legal advice since April 1, 2020. (I.e. 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23 to date)
1a) Please break this down by the list of associated cases or disputes, and their individual cost.
1b) If possible, please provide the final settlement or damages or other court mandated payment cost for any cases during which external legal advice was sought. If it is not possible to link each case to a settlement agreement, please provide the total cost of the settlements or payments.
Yours faithfully,
Conor Matchett
Dear Conor,
Thank you for contacting the Scottish Human Rights Commission.
Your email has been forwarded on to the person in our organisation responsible for dealing with Freedom of Information requests. We will respond to you as soon as possible, and no later than 20 working days as required by the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act.
Kind regards
Lauren
Lauren Bruce
Project Worker: Policy and International
Scottish Human Rights Commission
T: 0131 297 5750
E: [Scottish Human Rights Commission request email]
www.scottishhumanrights.com
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Dear Conor Matchett
With apologies for the delay, please find attached the response from the Scottish Human Rights Commission.
Kind Regards
Andy Munro
Interim Chief Operating Officer
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