Legal Services Bill [HL]

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Legal Services Bill [HL]

Legal Services Bill [HL]
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The ombudsmen
119
Appointment of the Chief Ombudsman and assistant ombudsmen
120
Annual report of Chief Ombudsman
121
Additional reports of Chief Ombudsman
Jurisdiction and operation of the ombudsman scheme
122
Jurisdiction of the ombudsman scheme
123
Complaints excluded because respondent’s complaints procedures not used
124
Complaints excluded by scheme rules
125
Parties
126
Pre-commencement acts and omissions
127
Orders under section 125
128
Acts and omissions by employees etc
129
Continuity of complaints
130
Operation of the ombudsman scheme
131
Delegation of an ombudsman’s functions
132
Notification requirements
133
Charges payable by respondents
Determinations under the scheme
134
Determination of complaints
135
Limitation on value of directions under the ombudsman scheme
136
Alteration of limit
137
Acceptance or rejection of determination
138
Enforcement by complainant of directions under section 134
139
Reporting court orders made against authorised persons
Reporting misconduct
140
Reporting possible misconduct to approved regulators
Co-operation with investigations
141
Duties to share information
142
Duties of authorised persons to co-operate with investigations
143
Reporting failures to co-operate with an investigation to approved regulators
Information
144
Information and documents
145
Reporting failures to provide information or produce documents
146
Enforcement of requirements to provide information or produce documents
147
Reports of investigations
148
Restricted information
149
Disclosure of restricted information
150
Data protection
Defamation
151
Protection from defamation claims

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Scheme rules
152
Consent requirements for rules
153
The Board’s powers in respect of rules
Effect on existing arrangements for redress etc
154
Approved regulators not to make provision for redress
155
Legal Services Complaints Commissioner and Legal Services Ombudsman
Interpretation
156
Interpretation of Part 6
Claims management services
157
Extension of Part 6 to claims management services
Part 7
Further provisions relating to the Board and the OLC
Guidance
158
Guidance
Voluntary arrangements
159
Voluntary arrangements
Disclosure and use of information
160
Restricted information
161
Disclosure of restricted information
162
Disclosure of information to the Board
163
Data protection
164
Use of information
Payments by Secretary of State
165
Funding
The levy
166
The levy
167
The levy: supplementary provisions
Payments into the Consolidated Fund
168
Amounts payable into the Consolidated Fund

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Part 8
Miscellaneous provisions about lawyers etc
Duties of regulated persons
169
Duties of regulated persons
Solicitors, the Law Society and the Disciplinary Tribunal
170
The Law Society, solicitors, recognised bodies and foreign lawyers
171
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal: approval of rules
172
Board’s power to give directions to the Tribunal
173
Functions of the Tribunal
Other lawyers
174
Licensed conveyancers
175
Commissioners for oaths
176
Trade mark attorneys
177
Patent attorneys
178
Immigration advisers and immigration service providers
179
Claims management services
Advocates and litigators
180
Duties of advocates and litigators
181
Employed advocates
Legal professional privilege
182
Legal professional privilege
Savings
183
Powers of court in respect of rights of audience and conduct of litigation
184
Solicitors to public departments and the City of London
Pro bono representation
185
Payments in respect of pro bono representation
Scotland
186
Application of the Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2006
187
Scottish legal services ombudsman: functions
Part 9
General
Offences
188
Offences committed by bodies corporate and unincorporated bodies

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189
Local weights and measures authorities
Notices etc
190
Notices and directions
191
Documents
192
The giving of notices, directions and other documents
193
The giving of notices, directions and other documents in electronic form
Orders, rules etc
194
Orders, regulations and rules
195
Consultation requirements for rules
196
Parliamentary control of orders and regulations
Interpretation
197
Interpretation
Miscellaneous and supplementary
198
Minor and consequential provision etc
199
Transitional provision
200
Repeals
201
Commencement
202
Extent
203
Index of defined expressions
204
Short title
Schedule 1   —
The Legal Services Board
Schedule 2   —
The reserved legal activities
Schedule 3   —
Exempt persons
Schedule 4   —
Approved regulators
Part 1   —
Existing regulators
Part 2   —
Designation of bodies by order
Part 3   —
Alteration of approved regulator’s regulatory arrangements
Schedule 5   —
Authorised persons
Part 1   —
Continuity of rights
Part 2   —
Rights during transitional period
Part 3   —
Interpretation
Schedule 6   —
Alteration of reserved legal activities
Schedule 7   —
Directions: procedure
Schedule 8   —
Intervention directions: procedure
Part 1   —
Giving intervention directions
Part 2   —
Revoking intervention directions
Schedule 9   —
Cancellation of designation as approved regulator
Schedule 10   —
Designation of approved regulators as licensing authorities
Part 1   —
Designation of approved regulators by order
Part 2   —
Cancellation of designation by order
Schedule 11   —
Licensing rules

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Part 1   —
Licensing procedure
Part 2   —
Structural requirements
Part 3   —
Practice requirements
Part 4   —
Regulation
Schedule 12   —
Entitlement to make an application for a licence to the Board
Schedule 13   —
Ownership of licensed bodies
Part 1   —
Introductory
Part 2   —
Approval of restricted interests on application for licence
Part 3   —
Approval of restricted interests after licence is issued
Part 4   —
Additional restrictions
Part 5   —
Enforcement
Schedule 14   —
Licensing authority’s powers of intervention
Schedule 15   —
The Office for Legal Complaints
Schedule 16   —
The Law Society, solicitors, recognised bodies and foreign
lawyers
Part 1   —
The Solicitors Act 1974 (c. 47)
Part 2   —
The Administration of Justice Act 1985 (c. 61)
Part 3   —
The Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41)
Schedule 17   —
Licensed conveyancing
Schedule 18   —
Immigration advice and immigration services
Part 1   —
Qualifying regulators
Part 2   —
Amendments of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c. 33)
Part 3   —
Transitional provision
Schedule 19   —
Claims management services
Schedule 20   —
Amendments in relation to the Legal Profession and Legal Aid
(Scotland) Act 2006
Schedule 21   —
Minor and consequential amendments
Schedule 22   —
Transitional provision
Schedule 23   —
Repeals
Schedule 24   —
Index of defined expressions

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