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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/courts-and-legal-services-act-1990/schedule-18/paragraph-39",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1990/41",
  "legislation_title": "Courts and Legal Services Act 1990",
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  "path": "schedule/18/paragraph/39",
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  "number": "39",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In section 90 of that Act (Official Solicitor) the following subsections shall be inserted after subsection (3)—\n“(3A) The holder for the time being of the office of Official Solicitor shall have the right to conduct litigation in relation to any proceedings.\n(3B) When acting as Official Solicitor a person who would otherwise have the right to conduct litigation by virtue of section 28(2)(a) of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 shall be treated as having acquired that right solely by virtue of subsection (3A).”",
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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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