Solicitors Act 1974 (c. 47)

Part I U.K. Right to Practise as Solicitor

Unqualified persons acting as solicitors E+W

25 Costs where unqualified person acts as solicitor. E+W

(1) No costs in respect of anything done by any unqualified person acting as a solicitor shall be recoverable by him, or by any other person, in any action, suit or matter.

(2) Nothing in subsection (1) shall prevent the recovery of money paid or to be paid by a solicitor on behalf of a client in respect of anything done by the solicitor while acting for the client without holding a practising certificate in force if that money would have been recoverable if he had held such a certificate when so acting.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 25 excluded by Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41, SIF 76:1), ss. 27(10), 28(6), 59(1)

C2 S. 25(1) modified (22.5.2000) by S.I. 2000/1119, reg. 37(2), Sch. 3 Pt. 3 (which amendment was omitted (1.1.2010) by virtue of The Legal Services Act 2007 (Registered European Lawyers) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1587), art. 2(6)(b))

C3 S. 25(1) excluded by S.I. 1978/1910, art. 18(2), Sch. Pt. III (as amended by The European Communities (Services of Laywers) (Amendment) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1117), {art. 5(3})