The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Claims Management Activity) Order 2018

Legal Services Act 2007

109.—(1) In this article a reference to a numbered section is a reference to the section so numbered in the Legal Services Act 2007.

(2) Despite article 95(4) section 161 continues to have effect—

(a) for the purposes of an application to the court made under section 141(2) or (3) in relation to a direction under section 137(2) contained in the determination of any complaint to which article 69 applies (complaints made before 1st April 2019); and

(b) in relation to the application, for those purposes, of sections 141 and 142(1) and (2).

(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2) section 142(2) is to be read as if the reference to “each relevant authorising body” were a reference to the FCA and the scheme operator (as defined in article 68).

(4) Despite article 95(4) section 161 continues to have effect—

(a) for the purposes of article 79(2) (information and reports) in relation to any enquiry by the court of a kind referred to in article 79(2)(b); and

(b) in relation to the application, for those purposes, of section 149(3), (4) and (7).

(5) Despite article 95(4) section 161 continues to have effect—

(a) for the purposes of a decision by the ombudsman under article 74(2) (funding and charges); and

(b) in relation to the application, for those purposes, of rules made under section 136(1).