Convener

*Stuart McMillan (Greenock and Inverclyde) (SNP)

Deputy convener

*Bill Kidd (Glasgow Anniesland) (SNP)

Committee members

Jeremy Balfour (Lothian) (Con)

*Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Con)

*Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab)

The following also participated:

Ross Anderson (Jones Whyte)

Alan Barr (Law Society of Scotland)

Laura Dunlop KC (Faculty of Advocates)

Sandy Lamb (Lindsays)

Sarah-Jane Macdonald (STEP Scotland)

John McArthur (Gillespie Macandrew)

Caroline Pringle (Anderson Strathern)

Joseph Slane (Turcan Connell)

Ken Swinton (Scottish Law Agents Society)

Clerk to the committee

Greg Black