Part 6

Legal Complaints

Determinations under the scheme

Reporting court orders made against authorised persons
142
1
Where a court makes an order under section 141, it must give the OLC notice to that effect.
2
Where the order is made against a person who is an authorised person in relation to any activity which is a reserved legal activity, the OLC must make arrangements to ensure that an ombudsman gives to each relevant authorising body, in relation to that person, a report which states that the order has been made.
3
A report under subsection (2) may require the relevant authorising body to report to the ombudsman the action which has been or is to be taken by it in response to the report under subsection (2) and the reasons for that action being taken.
4
If an ombudsman, having regard to any report produced by the relevant authorising body in compliance with a requirement imposed under subsection (3), or any failure to comply with such a requirement, considers—
a
that there has been a serious failure by the relevant authorising body to discharge its regulatory functions, or
b
if such a requirement has been imposed on the body on more than one occasion, that the relevant authorising body has persistently failed adequately to discharge its regulatory functions,
the ombudsman may make a report to that effect to the Board.
S. 142 in force at 6.10.2010 by S.I. 2010/2089, art. 2(a)