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Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 21st June 2007          

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Legal Services Bill [Lords], continued

 
 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 

Clauses 91 to 102 Agreed to.

 


 

Bridget Prentice

 

Agreed to  184

 

Schedule  14,  page  214,  line  35,   leave out paragraph (b).

 

Schedule, as amended, Agreed to.

 

Clause 103 Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Mr Tobias Ellwood

 

Withdrawn  296

 

Clause  104,  page  56,  line  30,  after ‘body’, insert ‘which is not licensed by the Law

 

Society’.

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Mr Tobias Ellwood

 

Not called  297

 

Clause  104,  page  56,  line  33,  after ‘body’, insert ‘which is not licensed by the

 

Council for Licensed Conveyancers’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Bridget Prentice

 

Agreed to on division  115

 

Clause  105,  page  57,  line  5,  leave out ‘a’ and insert ‘an independent’.

 

Bridget Prentice

 

Agreed to  116

 

Clause  105,  page  57,  line  7,  leave out second ‘a’ and insert ‘an independent’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 


 

Bridget Prentice

 

Agreed to  117

 

Clause  106,  page  57,  line  10,  leave out ‘a’ and insert ‘an independent’.


 
 

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Legal Services Bill [Lords], continued

 
 

Bridget Prentice

 

Agreed to  118

 

Clause  106,  page  57,  line  36,  leave out ‘in shares’ and insert ‘or an indirect

 

interest’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 

Clause 107 Agreed to.

 


 

Mr David Kidney

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Mr Tobias Ellwood

 

Withdrawn  271

 

Clause  108,  page  59,  line  4,  leave out subsection (2) and insert—

 

‘(2)    

The management condition is that—

 

(a)    

the number of managers of the body who are non-authorised persons is

 

less than 10% of the total number of managers; or

 

(b)    

the managers who are non-authorised persons who provide services

 

directly or indirectly to clients within their own professional training, are

 

members of one or more recognised professional bodies.’.

 

Mr David Kidney

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Mr Tobias Ellwood

 

Not called  272

 

Clause  108,  page  59,  line  6,  leave out subsection (3) and insert—

 

‘(3)    

The ownership condition for B satisfying the management condition set out in

 

subsection (2) is that—

 

(a)    

the proportion of shares in B in which non-authorised non managers have

 

an interest is less than 10%, and

 

(b)    

the proportion of the voting power in B which non-authorised non

 

managers are entitled to exercise, or control the exercise of, is less than

 

10%, and

 

(c)    

if B has a parent undertaking (“P”)—

 

(i)    

the proportion of shares in P in which non-authorised non-

 

managers have an interest is less than 10%, and

 

(ii)    

the proportion of the voting power in P which non-authorised

 

non-managers are entitled to exercise, or control the exercise of,

 

is less than 10%.

 

Bridget Prentice

 

Agreed to  119

 

Clause  108,  page  59,  line  7,  leave out ‘in which non-authorised persons have an

 

interest’ and insert ‘held by non-authorised persons’.

 

Bridget Prentice

 

Agreed to  120

 

Clause  108,  page  59,  line  9,  leave out ‘power’ and insert ‘rights’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 21st June 2007          

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Legal Services Bill [Lords], continued

 
 

Bridget Prentice

 

Agreed to  121

 

Clause  108,  page  59,  line  12,  leave out ‘in which non-authorised persons have an

 

interest’ and insert ‘held by non-authorised persons’.

 

Bridget Prentice

 

Agreed to  122

 

Clause  108,  page  59,  line  14,  leave out ‘power’ and insert ‘rights’.

 

Mr David Kidney

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Mr Tobias Ellwood

 

Not called  273

 

Clause  108,  page  59,  line  16,  at end insert—

 

‘(3A)    

The ownership condition for B satisfying the management condition set out in

 

paragraph 2(b) is that shares and voting power in B are only held by authorised

 

persons or members of recognised professional bodies.’.

 

Mr David Kidney

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Mr Tobias Ellwood

 

Not called  274

 

Clause  108,  page  59,  line  19,  at end insert—

 

‘“recognised professional body” means a body (other than an approved

 

regulator), incorporated by Royal Charter, which makes provision for—

 

(a)    

testing the competence of those seeking admission to

 

membership of the body as a condition for such admission; and

 

(b)    

imposing and maintaining professional and ethical standards for

 

its members, as well as imposing sanctions for non-compliance

 

with those standards.’.

 

Bridget Prentice

 

Agreed to  123

 

Clause  108,  page  59,  leave out lines 20 to 23.

 

Mr David Kidney

 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Mr Tobias Ellwood

 

Not called  275

 

Clause  108,  page  59,  line  23,  at end add—

 

‘(5)    

For the purposes of subsection (4)—

 

“member” means a member or member firm as defined by the appropriate

 

rules of such a body.’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 

Clauses 109 and 110 Agreed to.

 



 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 21st June 2007          

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Legal Services Bill [Lords], continued

 
 

Bridget Prentice

 

Agreed to  124

 

Clause  111,  page  60,  line  21,  leave out ‘in shares’.

 

Bridget Prentice

 

Agreed to  125

 

Clause  111,  page  60,  line  24,  leave out sub-paragraph (ii) and insert—

 

‘(ii)    

are bodies in which persons within paragraphs (a) to (c) are

 

entitled to exercise, or control the exercise of, more than 90% of

 

the voting rights.’.

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 

Clause 112 Agreed to.

 


 

John Mann

 

Withdrawn  283

 

Clause  113,  page  61,  line  35,  at end add—

 

‘(6)    

Nothing in this Part is intended to prevent an application to the Solicitors’

 

Compensation Fund for redress in respect of a determination by an ombudsman

 

with which a solicitor respondent is unable or unwilling to comply.’.

 

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clause 114 Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Mr Tobias Ellwood

 

Withdrawn  300

 

Schedule  15,  page  222,  line  35,  leave out sub-paragraph (2).

 

Bridget Prentice

 

Agreed to  42

 

Schedule  15,  page  224,  line  29,  at end insert—

 

            

‘The terms of appointment of the chairman or any other member may provide

 

for the Board to pay, or make payments towards the provision of, a pension,

 

allowance or gratuity to or in respect of that person.

 

            

If the Board thinks there are circumstances that make it right for a person

 

ceasing to hold office as chairman or another member to receive compensation,

 

the OLC may pay that person such compensation as the Board may

 

determine.’.

 

Bridget Prentice

 

Agreed to  43

 

Schedule  15,  page  224,  line  42,  at end insert—


 
 

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Legal Services Bill [Lords], continued

 
 

            

‘The OLC may pay compensation for loss of employment to or in respect of an

 

ombudsman (or former ombudsman), or a member (or former member) of staff

 

appointed under paragraph 11.’.

 

Simon Hughes

 

John Hemming

 

Withdrawn  227

 

Schedule  15,  page  226,  line  15,  leave out paragraphs 21 and 22.

 

 

Schedule, as amended, Agreed to.

 

Clauses 115 to 120 Agreed to.

 


 

John Mann

 

Withdrawn  285

 

Clause  121,  page  63,  line  11,  at end insert—

 

‘(za)    

investigate the handling of complaints by the Office for Legal

 

Complaints (complaints under this subsection include those handled on

 

behalf of the Office for Legal Complaints and those referred to Approved

 

Regulators by the Office for Legal Compliants).’.

 

John Mann

 

Not called  286

 

Clause  121,  page  63,  line  24,  at end add—

 

‘(6)    

The Board may take any steps it considers reasonably necessary to ensure the

 

OLC’s compliance with any obligations set under section 118(2)(a), (b) and (c).’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

John Mann

 

Withdrawn  287

 

Clause  122,  page  63,  line  32,  at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

The majority of persons appointed under paragraph 1(b) must be lay persons.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clauses 123 to 127 Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

 

Mr Henry Bellingham

 

Mr Tobias Ellwood

 

Not moved  303

 

Clause  128,  page  65,  line  28,  at end insert ‘, or was a person giving legal advice or


 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 21st June 2007          

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Legal Services Bill [Lords], continued

 
 

assistance in the course of business but who is not otherwise covered by the provisions of

 

this Act.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clauses 129 to 132 Agreed to.

 

[Adjourned till Tuesday next at 10.30 a.m.


 
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