Interpretation2.

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 F1or a licensed body acting in that capacity;

F2“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 20074 (see section 207 of that Act);

F3“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 19855;
“registered European lawyer” means a registered European lawyer within the meaning of the European Communities (Lawyer’s Practice) Regulations 20006 F4, 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 F5, a recognised body and a licensed body.