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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/access-to-justice-act-1999/schedule-7/paragraph-13",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1999/22",
  "legislation_title": "Access to Justice Act 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/access-to-justice-act-1999",
  "path": "schedule/7/paragraph/13",
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  "number": "13",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In the Solicitors Act 1974, after section 44B insert—\n“ Costs of investigations\nPayment of costs of investigations.\n44C Where the Society investigates possible professional misconduct by a solicitor, or a failure or apprehended failure by a solicitor to comply with any requirement imposed by or by virtue of this Act or any rules made by the Council, the Council may direct him to pay to the Council an amount which—\n(a) is calculated by the Council as the cost to the Society of investigating and dealing with the matter; or\n(b) in the opinion of the Council represents a reasonable contribution towards that cost.”",
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  "status": null,
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:21:52.561428+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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