Legal practitioners4

1

Section 4(1) of the Act does not prevent the provision of a regulated claims management service in the circumstances that—

a

the service is provided—

i

by a legal practitioner;

ii

by a firm, organisation or body corporate that provides the service through a legal practitioner; or

iii

by an individual who provides the service at the direction, and under the supervision, of a legal practitioner who is—

aa

his employer or fellow employee; or

bb

a director of a company, or a member of a limited liability partnership, that provides the service and is his employer; and

b

the legal practitioner acts in the normal course of practice in a way permitted by the professional rules to which he is subject.

2

In paragraph (1), “legal practitioner” means—

a

a solicitor, barrister or advocate of any part of the United Kingdom;

b

a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives;

c

a European lawyer, as defined in the European Communities (Services of Lawyers) Order 19782;

d

a registered foreign lawyer, as defined in section 89(9) of the Courts and Legal Services Act 19903; or

e

any other member of a legal profession, of a jurisdiction other than England and Wales, that is recognised by the Law Society or the General Council of the Bar as a regulated legal profession.