40Rights to conduct litigation: barristers and legal executives
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(1)Section 28 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (rights to conduct litigation) is amended as follows.
(2)In the definition of “authorised body” in subsection (5), after paragraph (a) (which specifies the Law Society), insert—
“(aa)the General Council of the Bar;
(ab)the Institute of Legal Executives; and”.
(3)After that subsection insert—
“(5A)Nothing in this section shall be taken to require the General Council of the Bar or the Institute of Legal Executives to grant a right to conduct litigation.”