Prospective
ComplainantsN.I.
33—(1) A complainant (“C”) is within this section if C—
(a)meets the first and second conditions; and
(b)is not excluded by subsection (4).
(2) The first condition is that C is—
(a)an individual; or
(b)a person (other than an individual) or body of a description prescribed by order made by the Department in accordance with a recommendation made under section 34.
(3) The second condition is that—
(a)the services to which the complaint relates were provided by the respondent to C;
(b)the services to which the complaint relates were provided by the respondent—
(i)in the respondent's capacity as a personal representative or trustee; or
(ii)to a person acting as a personal representative or trustee,
and C is a beneficiary of the estate or trust in question; or
(c)C satisfies such other conditions, in relation to the services to which the complaint relates, as may be prescribed by order made by the Department in accordance with a recommendation made under section 34.
(4) C is excluded if, at the time when the act or omission to which the complaint relates took place—
(a)C was a solicitor and the services to which the complaint relates were procured by C on behalf of another person; or
(b)C was a person or body of a description prescribed by order made by the Department in accordance with a recommendation made under section 34.
(5) An order made under this section is subject to negative resolution.