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Legal Reform Bill
This is the text of the Legal Reform Bill, as presented to the House of Commons on 1 April 1998.
Legal Reform Bill
ARRANGEMENT OF CLAUSES
P
ART
I
L
EGAL SERVICES
Clause
1.
Access to Legal Services.
2.
National Legal Service.
3.
Legal Services Commission: constitution.
4.
Legal Services Commission: duties.
5.
Legal Services Commission: powers.
6.
National Legal Service: funding and accounting.
7.
Legal Services Fund.
8.
Costs of successful unassisted parties.
9.
Complaints.
10.
Private work.
P
ART
II
O
THER REFORMS
11.
Minister of Justice.
12.
Judicial Appointments Committee.
13.
Parliamentary Committee on the Administration of Justice.
14.
Barristers: abolition of restrictive practices.
15.
Solicitors: removal of restrictive practices.
16.
Barristers' and solicitors' fees.
17.
Rank and title of Queen's Counsel.
18.
Legal Professions Ombudsman.
19.
Adjournments.
20.
Courts martial and disciplinary courts.
P
ART
III
G
ENERAL
21.
Interpretation.
22.
Parliamentary procedure for regulations.
23.
Financial provisions.
24.
Repeals.
25.
Short title, commencement and extent.
S
CHEDULE
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Repeals.
© Parliamentary copyright 1998
Prepared 6 July 1998