Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Minutes: 18 November 2025
Tuesday, 18 November 2025
Minutes
1. Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee decided to take item 6 in private.
2. Instruments subject to affirmative procedure:
The Committee agreed that no points arose on the following—
(SSI 2026/Draft)
3. Instruments subject to negative procedure:
The Committee agreed that no points arose on the following—
(SSI 2025/299)
(SSI 2025/334)
(SSI 2025/335)
(SSI 2025/337)
(SSI 2025/341)
4. Document subject to parliamentary control:
The Committee agreed that no points arose on the following—
(SG/2025/289)
5. Contract (Formation and Remedies) (Scotland) Bill:
The Committee took evidence from—
Lady Ann Paton, Chair, Professor Hector MacQueen, Former Lead Commissioner and Rachel Rayner, Chief Executive, Scottish Law Commission;
and then from—Lorna Richardson, Senior Lecturer, Commercial Law, University of Edinburgh;
Dr David Christie, Associate Dean for Academic Development and Student Experience, Robert Gordon University;
Dr Jonathan Brown, Lecturer in Scots Private Law, University of Strathclyde;
Professor Stephen Bogle, Professor of Law and Interpersonal Justice, University of Glasgow;
Dr Hamish Patrick, Member of the Banking, Company and Insolvency Sub-Committee, Law Society of Scotland.
6. Evidence Session (in private):
The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 5.