14(1)During the transitional period, section 69 of the Solicitors Act 1974 (action to recover solicitor's costs) has effect as if—E+W+S
(a)after subsection (2A)(a) of that section there were inserted—
“(aa)in a case where the costs are due to a firm, signed by a partner of the firm, either in his own name or in the name of the firm, or on his behalf by any employee of the firm authorised by him to sign, or”, and
(b)in subsection (2A)(b), after “paragraph (a)” there were inserted “ or (aa) ”.
(2)For this purpose “the transitional period” means the period which—
(a)begins with the day on which subsections (2) to (2F) of that section (as substituted by Schedule 16) come into force, and
(b)ends with the day appointed for the coming into force of section 13 (entitlement to carry on a reserved legal activity).
(3)This paragraph does not apply in relation to section 69 of the Solicitors Act 1974 as it has effect by virtue of paragraph 29 of Schedule 2 to the Administration of Justice Act 1985.