Legal Services Act 2007

7 (1) During the transitional period— E+W

(a) every qualified solicitor,

(b) every legal partnership, and

(c) every body recognised under section 9 of the Administration of Justice Act 1985 (c. 61) (incorporated practices) (“a recognised body”),

is deemed to be authorised by the Law Society to carry on the activities in sub-paragraph (2).

(2) Those activities are—

(a) the exercise of a right of audience before every court in relation to all proceedings;

(b) the conduct of litigation in relation to every court and all proceedings;

(c) reserved instrument activities;

(d) probate activities;

(e) the administration of oaths.

(3) The authority conferred on a qualified solicitor, legal partnership or recognised body by this paragraph is exercisable in accordance with, and subject to, the regulatory arrangements of the Law Society.

(4) In this paragraph—

• “legal partnership” means a partnership in which a qualified solicitor, a registered European Lawyer or a body recognised under section 9 of the Administration of Justice Act 1985 (c. 61) is permitted to practise by virtue of rules made under that section or section 31 of the Solicitors Act 1974 (c. 47);

• “qualified solicitor” means a person who is qualified under section 1 of the Solicitors Act 1974 to act as a solicitor;

• “registered European lawyer” means a registered European lawyer within the meaning of the European Communities (Lawyer's Practice) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/1119) [F1 , as they have effect by virtue of regulation 6 of the Services of Lawyers and Lawyer’s Practice (Revocation etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020,] who is registered with the Law Society.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 5 para. 7(4) inserted (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(5)(b) (with Sch. para. 13)

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 5 para. 7 wholly in force at 1.1.2010; Sch. 5 para. 7 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 211; Sch. 5 para. 7(4) in force for certain purposes at 31.3.2009 by S.I. 2009/503, art. 3, Sch. 5 para. 7 in force otherwise at 1.1.2010 by S.I. 2009/3250, art. 2(b)(i) (with art. 9)