Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29)

Part 6 E+W Legal Complaints

Interpretation E+W

160 Interpretation of Part 6 E+W

In this Part—

• “complainant”, in relation to a complaint, means the person who makes the complaint;

• “relevant authorising body”, in relation to a person, means—

  (a)

  an approved regulator by which the person is authorised to carry on an activity which is a reserved legal activity, or

  (b)

  where the person is authorised to carry on such an activity by the Board in its capacity as a licensing authority, the Board;

• “respondent”, in relation to a complaint, is to be construed in accordance with section 125 (except that, where scheme rules of the kind mentioned in section 133(3)(c) have effect, references to the “respondent” include a person treated as a co-respondent under those rules).