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2010 No. 2262
Legal Profession, England And Wales
The Solicitors’ (Non-Contentious Business) Remuneration (Amendment) Order 2010
Laid before Parliament
14th September 2010
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)
The Lord Chancellor, the Master of the Rolls, the President of the Law Society, a member of the Legal Services Board nominated by that Board, the president of the Sussex law society and the Chief Land Registrar (in respect of business done under the Land Registration Act 2002()), being members of the committee authorised to make orders under section 56 of the Solicitors Act 1974(), in exercise of the powers conferred on them by that section and having complied with the requirements of section 56(3), make the following Order.
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Solicitors’ (Non-Contentious Business) Remuneration (Amendment) Order 2010.
(2) This Order comes into force on the commencement of section 137(2)(b)(i) of the Legal Services Act 2007().
2.—(1) The Solicitors’ (Non-Contentious Business) Remuneration Order 2009() is amended as follows.
(2) In article 2 after the definition of “manager” insert—
““ombudsman” has the same meaning as in the Legal Services Act 2007 (see section 122(5) of that Act);”.
(3) In article 5(4)—
(a)after sub-paragraph (a) insert —
“(aa)the fees specified in a direction made by the ombudsman under section 137(2)(b)(i) of the Legal Services Act 2007; or”; and
(b)in sub-paragraph (b) for “taxation” substitute “assessment” and for “taxed” substitute “assessed”.
David Neuberger
Linda Lee
Chris Kenny
N J Evans
Marco Pierleoni
Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor
J Djanogly
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Justice
13th September 2010
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Order amends the Solicitors’ (Non-Contentious Business) Remuneration Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1931) which deals with the remuneration of solicitors in respect of non-contentious business. The amendments provide for interest which may be charged on solicitors’ unpaid costs to be calculated by reference to the fees contained in a direction made by an ombudsman of the Office for Legal Complaints under section 137(2)(b)(i) of the Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29). The Order also substitutes new terminology for the assessment of costs.
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