Legal Services Act 2007

Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41)

85 In section 31B (advocates and litigators employed by Legal Services Commission)—

(a) for subsection (1) substitute—

“(1) This section applies where a person—

(a) is authorised by a relevant approved regulator (“the regulator”) to carry on an activity which constitutes the exercise of a right of audience or the conduct of litigation, and

(b) is employed by the Legal Services Commission, or by any body established and maintained by that Commission.

(1A) Any rules of the regulator which fall within subsection (2) shall not have effect in relation to that person.”,

(b) in subsection (2)—

(i) for “body” (in each place) substitute “regulator”, and

(ii) for “rules of conduct” substitute “conduct rules”,

(c) in subsection (3) for “body” substitute “regulator”, and

(d) after subsection (3) insert—

“(4) For the purposes of this section “relevant approved regulator” is to be construed in accordance with section 20(3) of the Legal Services Act 2007.”