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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Ashton of Upholland (Labour) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 8 May 2007. It occurred during Debate on bill on Legal Services Bill [HL].


Legal Services Bill [HL]

moved Amendment No. 512: 512: Schedule 16, page 248, line 25, at end insert— ““(1) Section 43 (jurisdiction and powers of Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal in relation to complaints against solicitors) is amended as follows. (2) In subsection (2)(a) for ““(7) to”” substitute ““(9) to””. (3) After subsection (3) insert— ““(3A) Nothing in section 154 of the Legal Services Act 2007 (approved regulators not to make provision for redress) prevents an order being made under subsection (3).”” (4) For subsection (5) substitute— ““(5) An appeal under section 49 of the Solicitors Act 1974 against an order of the Tribunal under subsection (3) lies only at the instance of the solicitor with respect to whom the legal aid complaint was made.”””” On Question, amendment agreed to. [Amendment No. 512A not moved.]


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
691 c1365 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Disclosure of information Compensation Devolved matters Barristers Charities Anti-social behaviour Civil proceedings Departmental responsibilities Certification Advocacy Legal profession Housing Fees and charges Licensing Insolvency Grants Legal Services Commission Law Society of Scotland Law Society Licensed conveyancers Qualifications Personation Lord Chancellor's Department Recovery of costs Negligence Scotland Regulation Rural areas Solicitors Rights of audience Office for Legal Complaints Alternative business structures
Legislation
Legal Services Bill (HL) 2006-07
Link
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