Courts and Legal Services Act 1990

Judicial appointments: solicitors

3 (1) This paragraph applies—

(a) to solicitors who were admitted on a date (the “admission date”) before the commencement of section 32; and

(b) for the purpose of determining for how many years such a solicitor has had one of the qualifications listed in section 71(3).

(2) The Law Society shall be deemed to have granted such a solicitor on his admission date the rights of audience mentioned in section 32(1)(a).

(3) The period beginning with his admission date and ending with the commencement of section 32 (apart from any part of that period during which he was struck off, or removed from, the roll) shall, in the case of such a solicitor, count towards the period mentioned in section 71(5)(b), whether or not he was entitled to exercise the right of audience in question during that time.

(4) Such a solicitor who has a right of audience in all proceedings in the Supreme Court shall be deemed to have had a Supreme Court qualification since his admission date.

(5) Such a solicitor who has a right of audience in all proceedings in the High Court shall be deemed to have had a High Court qualification since his admission date.