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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Ashton of Upholland (Labour) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 23 January 2007. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Legal Services Bill [HL].


Legal Services Bill [HL]

I was not trying to be motherhood and apple pie, not least because I do not like apple pie. I was trying to say that if one has that scenario, and we accept that there is a person of great influence, we have set out in the Bill a framework that says one can do it in a low-risk way. We will have to think about and work through the detail. I am happy to write to the noble and learned Lord and explain further from my honourable friend who has the policy responsibility what that might look like. The fundamental principle that I am trying to establish at this point is that it is about low risk. We are not suggesting that this is a high risk situation, but one cannot think that there could never be circumstances—that is the point I was trying to reach with the bit about motherhood—where that individual could not have a huge impact on that firm.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
688 c1093 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Consumers Business Competition Legal profession Fees and charges Pilot schemes Regulation Legal Services Board
Legislation
Legal Services Bill (HL) 2006-07
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk