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Legal Services Bill [HL]

My Lords, the Minister rightly recalled the long series of amendments that we tabled in Committee to Schedule 16. I am most grateful that in respect of almost every one of those amendments the noble Lord has been able to give a positive response. There are two outstanding matters that refer to rebukes and fines in the context of the Law Society regulator. We have tabled amendments with regard to both those matters. I did not glean sufficient encouragement from what the Minister said to lead me to withdrawn those amendments but if, during the dinner break, which I anticipate is about to happen, the Government can assure me that all the concerns of the Law Society have been covered, I might well be inclined not to move those amendments.