3Legal servicesS
(1)For the purposes of this Act, legal services are services which consist of (at least one of)—
(a)the provision of legal advice or assistance in connection with—
(i)any contract, deed, writ, will or other legal document,
(ii)the application of the law, or
(iii)any form of resolution of legal disputes,
(b)the provision of legal representation in connection with—
(i)the application of the law, or
(ii)any form of resolution of legal disputes.
(2)But, for those purposes, legal services do not include—
(a)judicial activities,
(b)any other activity of a judicial nature,
(c)any activity of a quasi-judicial nature (for example, acting as a mediator).
(3)In subsection (1)(a)(iii) and (b)(ii), “legal disputes” includes disputes as to any matter of fact the resolution of which is relevant to determining the nature of any person's legal rights or obligations.
Commencement Information
I1S. 3 in force at 1.4.2011 by S.S.I. 2011/180, art. 3, Sch.