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Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015

Section 67: Wasted costs in certain civil courts

525.Section 67 amends section 51 of the Senior Courts Act 1981 by inserting new subsections (7A) and (12A). Subsection (2) inserts new subsection (7A), which creates a duty for the court to consider whether to notify either the legal representative’s regulator (under the Legal Services Act 2007) and/or the Director of Legal Aid Casework if it considers it appropriate to do so when making a wasted costs order.

526.Subsection (3) inserts new subsection (12A) into section 51 which defines an “approved regulator” and “the Director of Legal Aid Casework”.

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