Legal Services Act 2007

s.101 Suspension and revocation of licence

s.102 Intervention

s.104 Prevention of regulatory conflict: accounts rules

s.109 Foreign bodies

s.110 Reporting requirements relating to Part 5

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s.111 Interpretation of Part 5

34 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.071 Carrying on of activities by licensed bodies

s.072 “Licensable body”

s.073 Licensing authorities and relevant licensing authorities

s.074 Designation of approved regulator as licensing authority

s.075 Automatic cancellation of designation as licensing authority

s.076 Cancellation of designation as licensing authority by order

s.077 Cancellation of designation: further provision

s.078 The Board's power to recommend orders made under section 77

s.079 Cancellation of designation: powers of entry etc

s.080 Functions of appellate bodies

s.081 Procedural requirements relating to recommendations under section 80

s.082 Licensing authority policy statement

s.083 Licensing rules

s.084 Application for licence

s.085 Terms of licence

s.086 Modification of licence

s.087 Registers of licensed bodies

s.088 Evidence of status

s.089 Ownership of licensed bodies

s.090 Duties of non-authorised persons

s.091 Duties of Head of Legal Practice

s.092 Duties of Head of Finance and Administration

s.093 Information

s.094 Enforcement of notices under section 93

s.095 Financial penalties

s.096 Appeals against financial penalties

s.097 Recovery of financial penalties

s.098 Referral of employees etc to appropriate regulator

s.099 Disqualification

s.103 Regulatory conflict and the Board as licensing authority

s.105 Trade union exemptions

s.106 Power to modify application of licensing rules etc to special bodies

s.107 Modifications under section 106: supplementary

s.108 “Low risk body”

Part 5

Approved regulators: information powers

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s.111 The Law Society’s information powers relating to economic crime

amended 10 times

s.111 Enforcement of information powers relating to economic crime

amended 10 times

s.111 Provision of information relating to economic crime by other persons

amended 10 times

s.111 Order to confer information powers on other approved regulators

amended 10 times

s.111 The Board’s power to recommend orders under section 111D

amended 10 times

Part 6

Legal Complaints

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s.112 Complaints procedures of authorised persons Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Approved regulators must require authorised persons to have complaints proceduresStatutory regulator

s.113 Overview of the scheme

s.114 The Office for Legal Complaints

s.115 The ombudsman scheme

s.116 General obligations

s.117 Corporate governance

s.118 Annual report

s.119 Supplementary powers

s.120 Reporting to the Board

s.121 Performance targets and monitoring

s.122 Appointment of the Chief Ombudsman and assistant ombudsmen

s.123 Annual report of Chief Ombudsman

s.124 Additional reports of Chief Ombudsman

s.125 Jurisdiction of the ombudsman scheme

s.126 Complaints excluded because respondent's complaints procedures not used

s.127 Complaints excluded by scheme rules

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s.128 Parties

s.129 Pre-commencement acts and omissions

s.130 Orders under section 128

s.131 Acts and omissions by employees etc

s.132 Continuity of complaints

s.133 Operation of the ombudsman scheme

s.134 Delegation of an ombudsman's functions

s.135 Notification requirements

s.136 Charges payable by respondents

s.137 Determination of complaints

s.138 Limitation on value of directions under the ombudsman scheme

s.139 Alteration of limit

s.140 Acceptance or rejection of determination

s.141 Enforcement by complainant of directions under section 137

s.142 Reporting court orders made against authorised persons

s.143 Reporting possible misconduct to approved regulators

s.144 Duties to share information

s.145 Duties of authorised persons to co-operate with investigations

s.146 Reporting failures to co-operate with an investigation to approved regulators

s.147 Information and documents

s.148 Reporting failures to provide information or produce documents

s.149 Enforcement of requirements to provide information or produce documents

s.150 Reports of investigations

s.151 Restricted information

s.152 Disclosure of restricted information

s.153 Data protection

s.154 Protection from defamation claims

s.155 Consent requirements for rules

s.156 The Board's powers in respect of rules

s.157 Approved regulators not to make provision for redress

s.158 Regulatory arrangements not prohibited by section 157

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s.159 Legal Services Complaints Commissioner and Legal Services Ombudsman

s.160 Interpretation of Part 6

amended 5 times (opens in a new tab)

s.161 Extension of Part 6 to claims management services

Part 7

Further provisions relating to the Board and the OLC

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s.162 Guidance

s.163 Voluntary arrangements

s.164 Power to establish voluntary scheme for resolving complaints

s.165 Procedure for making orders under section 164

s.166 Operation of voluntary scheme

s.167 Restricted information

s.168 Disclosure of restricted information

s.169 Disclosure of information to the Board

s.170 Data protection

s.171 Use of information

s.172 Funding

s.173 The levy

s.174 The levy: supplementary provisions

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s.174 OLC expenditure relating to claims management services

amended 7 times

s.175 Amounts payable into the Consolidated Fund

Part 8

Miscellaneous provisions about lawyers etc

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s.176 Duties of regulated persons

s.177 The Law Society, solicitors, recognised bodies and foreign lawyers

s.178 The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal: approval of rules

s.179 Board's power to give directions to the Tribunal

s.180 Functions of the Tribunal

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s.181 Unqualified person not to pretend to be a barrister

s.182 Licensed conveyancers

s.183 Commissioners for oaths Regulated

Avoid conflicts of interest and include place and date when administering oathsAny Person

s.184 Trade mark attorneys

s.185 Patent attorneys

s.186 Immigration advisers and immigration service providers

s.187 Claims management services

s.188 Duties of advocates and litigators

s.189 Employed advocates

s.190 Legal professional privilege

s.192 Powers of court in respect of rights of audience and conduct of litigation

s.193 Solicitors to public departments and the City of London

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s.194 Payments in respect of pro bono representation : civil courts in England and Wales

s.194 Payments in respect of pro bono representation: tribunals

amended 16 times

s.194 Payments in respect of pro bono representation: Supreme Court

amended 16 times

s.194 Sections 194 to 194B: the prescribed charity

amended 16 times

s.195 Application of the Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007

s.196 Scottish legal services ombudsman: functions

1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.191 Rights of audience etc of employees of housing management bodies

Part 9

General

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s.197 Offences committed by bodies corporate and unincorporated bodies

s.198 Local weights and measures authorities

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s.199 Protected functions of the Lord Chancellor

s.200 Notices and directions

s.201 Documents

s.202 The giving of notices, directions and other documents

s.203 The giving of notices, directions and other documents in electronic form

s.204 Orders, regulations and rules

s.205 Consultation requirements for rules

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s.206 Parliamentary control of orders and regulations

s.207 Interpretation

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s.208 Minor and consequential provision etc

s.209 Transitional and transitory provision

s.210 Repeals

s.213 Index of defined expressions