# The Criminal Defence Service (General) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2009, Regulation 7: Amendments to the Criminal Defence Service (General) (No. 2) Regulations 2001


For regulation 16A substitute—
“Selection of representative by two or more co-defendants etc.
16A. Where—
(a) an individual who is granted a right to representation is one of two or more co-defendants whose cases are to be heard together, or
(b) an individual who is provisionally granted a right to representation is one of two or more people involved in an investigation whose cases, if proceedings were to result from the investigation, would be likely to be heard together,
that individual must select the same litigator as a co-defendant, unless there is or is likely to be a conflict of interest.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1853/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-defence-service-general-no-2-amendment-regulations-2009/regulation-7
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