Companies Act 2006

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[F152(1)A disclosure with a view to the institution of, or otherwise for the purposes of, disciplinary proceedings relating to the performance by a lawyer, auditor, accountant, valuer or actuary of their professional duties.U.K.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1) “ lawyer ” means—

(a)a person who for the purposes of the Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29) is an authorised person in relation to an activity that constitutes a reserved legal activity (within the meaning of that Act),

(b)a solicitor or barrister in Northern Ireland,

(c)a solicitor or advocate in Scotland, or

(d)a person who is a member, and entitled to practise as such, of a legal profession regulated in a jurisdiction outside the United Kingdom.

(3)Until the coming into force of section 18 of the Legal Services Act 2007, the following is substituted for paragraph (a) of sub-paragraph (2) above—

(a)a solicitor or barrister in England and Wales,

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