Section 59 Panel of approved lawyersI1

England Not yet in force

The power to make rules under section 4 of the Church of England (Legal Aid) Measure 1994 includes power to make rules—

(a)

requiring the compilation and maintenance of a list of solicitors’ firms and barristers approved in accordance with those rules to act in connection with a complaint;

(b)

providing that an application for legal aid in connection with a complaint may, except in specified circumstances, be granted only if the solicitors’ firm or barrister chosen by the applicant is included on that list.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: S. 59 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 73(3)