(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, or
(d)any activity which involves acting as a third party decision-maker or facilitator in a type of alternative dispute resolution.
(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.
(4)In this Act, “legal services provider” means a person or body that provides legal services (whether or not directly to the public and whether or not the person’s provision of such legal services is regulated).