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Proceeding contribution from Lord Beamish (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 15 October 2007. It occurred during Debate on bill on Legal Services Bill [Lords].


Legal Services Bill [Lords]

Does my hon. Friend agree that, as my hon. Friend the Member for Bassetlaw (John Mann) said, the way to look at the matter is through the prism of the consumer? If he were still with us, Mr. Shepphard would see no difference between the Lord Chief Justice and any other lawyer or person connected with the legal profession; he would see his involvement as the legal profession having a say in the appointment. Is it not important that laypeople such as Mr. Shepphard, who are both consumers and the victims of the legal professions, understand that the appointment is independent of that profession?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
464 c602 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Disciplinary proceedings Compensation Codes of practice Accountability Appeals Advisory services Conflict of interests Legal profession Fees and charges Licensing Judiciary EU law Exemptions Legal opinion Industrial diseases Law Society Misconduct Professions Public appointments Mining Ombudsman Lord Chief Justice Regulation Trade unions Rural areas Solicitors Trade marks General Council of the Bar Legal Services Board Office for Legal Complaints Alternative business structures Legal Services Consumer Panel
Legislation
Legal Services Bill (HL) 2006-07
Link
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