Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29)

Part 5 E+W Alternative business structures

Supplementary provision E+W

111 Interpretation of Part 5 E+W

(1) In this Part—

• “licensed activity”, in relation to a licensed body, means an activity—

  (a)

  which is a reserved legal activity, and

  (b)

  which the licensed body is authorised to carry on by virtue of its licence;

• “non-authorised person” means a person who is not within subsection (2);

• “non-reserved activity” means an activity which is not a reserved legal activity;

• “relevant appellate body”, in relation to decisions made by a licensing authority under this Part, means the body having power to hear appeals from those decisions (whether by virtue of an order under section 80 or otherwise).

(2) The following persons are within this subsection—

(a) an authorised person in relation to an activity which constitutes a reserved legal activity,

(b) a registered foreign lawyer (within the meaning of section 89 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41)),

[F1 (c) an advocate or solicitor in Scotland,

(ca) a member of the Bar of Northern Ireland or a solicitor of the Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland,]

(d) a body which provides professional services such as are provided by persons within paragraph (a) or lawyers of other jurisdictions, and all the managers of which and all the persons with an interest in which—

(i) are within [F2 paragraphs (a) to (ca)], or

(ii) are bodies in which persons within [F2 paragraphs (a) to (ca)] are entitled to exercise, or control the exercise of, more than 90% of the voting rights.

F3 (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 111(2)(c)(ca) substituted for s. 111(2)(c) (31.12.2020) by The Services of Lawyers and Lawyer’s Practice (Revocation etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1342), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 12(2)(a) (with Sch. para. 13)

F2 Words in s. 111(2)(d) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Services of Lawyers and Lawyer’s Practice (Revocation etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1342), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 12(2)(b) (with Sch. para. 13)

F3 S. 111(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Services of Lawyers and Lawyer’s Practice (Revocation etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1342), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 12(2)(c) (with Sch. para. 13)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 111 in force at 1.10.2011 by S.I. 2011/2196, art. 2(1)(c)