Part IIIProvision of legal services
Rights of audience and rights to conduct litigation
40Rights to conduct litigation: barristers and legal executives
1
Section 28 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (rights to conduct litigation) is amended as follows.
2
In the definition of “authorised body” in subsection (5), after paragraph (a) (which specifies the Law Society), insert—
aa
the General Council of the Bar;
ab
the Institute of Legal Executives; and
3
After that subsection insert—
5A
Nothing in this section shall be taken to require the General Council of the Bar or the Institute of Legal Executives to grant a right to conduct litigation.