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Would it be fair to say that, if the legislation passes through the process, there will be a role for the Scottish Government to engage with associations that will have operations elsewhere in the UK as well as, potentially, their international counterparts?

I have a final question on that subject. For talking’s sake, if multiple firms offered to assist in a situation akin to the one that you described, how would you decide which firm or firms should get the work? If two firms suggested that they could take the work on wills, what criteria would the Law Society use to decide whether to give the work to firm A or firm B?

Does either of the other witnesses want to come in on that?

Thank you. I know that Foysol Choudhury had indicated that he wanted to come in, but I think that his area of questioning has already been covered.

We have no further questions, so I invite our witnesses to make any points that have not been covered so far.

As no one wishes to make any further points, I thank our witnesses for coming to today’s meeting. If any more points occur to anyone after today’s meeting, they can make the committee aware of them in writing.

Agenda item 3 is consideration of an instrument that is subject to affirmative procedure. No points have been raised on the instrument. Is the committee content with the instrument?

Members indicated agreement.

That concludes the public part of the meeting.

Thank you. The next questions will be asked by Tim Eagle.

That is helpful—thank you.

On that point, then, would it be worth while for it to be registered in both registers?

Over the past 10 years, the Accountant of Court has registered 77 new cases. Of those, 44 have now been concluded, with the average case length being 37 months, and the median length of a judicial factor’s appointment over the period being 31 months. If the bill—amended or otherwise—completes the parliamentary process, do you think that the legislation would make that process quicker or longer, and do you think that more judicial factors might be implemented as a consequence of the bill?