SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 16The Law Society, solicitors, recognised bodies and foreign lawyers
Part 3The Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41)
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In paragraph 5 (intervention in practices)—
a
in sub-paragraph (3)(a) and (b)—
i
for “Council have” substitute “
Society has
”
, and
ii
omit “by virtue of his being a member of that partnership”,
b
after sub-paragraph (3)(b) insert—
ba
the Society has reason to suspect dishonesty on the part of the registered foreign lawyer (“L”) in connection with—
i
the business of any person of whom L is or was an employee, or of any body of which L is or was a manager, or
ii
any business which is or was carried on by L as a sole trader;
c
in sub-paragraph (3)(c) for “Council are” substitute “
Society is
”
,
d
after sub-paragraph (3)(e) insert—
ea
the Society is satisfied that he has abandoned his practice;
e
in sub-paragraph (3)(i)—
i
for “Council are” substitute “
Society is
”
, and
ii
for “an officer”
(in both places) substitute “
a manager
”
,
f
after that sub-paragraph insert—
j
the Society is satisfied that it is necessary to exercise the intervention powers (or any of them) in relation to the registered foreign lawyer to protect—
i
the interests of clients (or former or potential clients) of the registered foreign lawyer or the multi-national partnership, or
ii
the interests of the beneficiaries of any trust of which the registered foreign lawyer is or was a trustee.
g
omit sub-paragraph (4),
h
in sub-paragraph (5)(a) for “a complaint is made to the Society” substitute “
the Society is satisfied
”
,
i
in sub-paragraph (5)(a)(ii) for “controlled trust” substitute “
trust
”
,
j
in sub-paragraph (5)(c) for “Council regard” substitute “
Society regards
”
, and
k
after sub-paragraph (9) insert—
10
In this paragraph “manager”, in relation to a recognised body, has the same meaning as in the Legal Services Act 2007 (see section 207 of that Act).