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2. In this Order—
“client” means the client of a solicitor;
“costs” means the amount charged in a solicitor’s bill, exclusive of disbursements and value added tax, in respect of non-contentious business;
“entitled person” means a client or an entitled third party;
“entitled third party” means a residuary beneficiary absolutely and immediately (and not contingently) entitled to an inheritance, where a solicitor has charged the estate for his professional costs for acting in the administration of the estate and the only personal representatives are—
(a)
solicitors (whether or not acting in a professional capacity);
(b)
solicitors acting jointly with partners, managers or employees in a professional capacity;
(c)
employees of a solicitor sole practitioner acting in that capacity; or
(d)
managers or employees of a recognised body [or a licensed body] acting in that capacity;
[“licensed body” means a body which holds a licence issued by the Law Society which is in force under Part 5 of the Legal Services Act 2007;]
“manager” has the same meaning as in the Legal Services Act 2007() (see section 207 of that Act);
[“ombudsman” has the same meaning as in the Legal Services Act 2007 (see section 122(5) of that Act);]
“paid disbursements” means disbursements already paid by the solicitor;
“recognised body” means a body recognised by the Law Society under section 9 of the Administration of Justice Act 1985();
“registered European lawyer” means a registered European lawyer within the meaning of the European Communities (Lawyer’s Practice) Regulations 2000() [, as those Regulations 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;
“residuary beneficiary” includes a person entitled to all or part of the residue of an intestate estate; and
“solicitor” includes a registered European lawyer [, a recognised body and a licensed body].
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