SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 5Authorised persons

Part 2Rights during transitional period

Solicitors etc

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1

During the transitional period—

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.