# The Compensation (Exemptions) Order 2006, Article 4: Legal practitioners


(1) Section 4(1) of the Act does not prevent the provision of a regulated claims management service in the circumstances that—
(a) the service is provided—
(i) by a legal practitioner;
(ii) by a firm, organisation or body corporate that provides the service through a legal practitioner; or
(iii) by an individual who provides the service at the direction, and under the supervision, of a legal practitioner who is—
(aa) his employer or fellow employee; or
(bb) a director of a company, or a member of a limited liability partnership, that provides the service and is his employer; and
(b) the legal practitioner acts in the normal course of practice in a way permitted by the professional rules to which he is subject.
(2) In paragraph (1), “legal practitioner” means—
(a) a solicitor, barrister or advocate of any part of the United Kingdom;
(b) a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives;
(c) a European lawyer, as defined in the European Communities (Services of Lawyers) Order 1978;
(d) a registered foreign lawyer, as defined in section 89(9) of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990; or
(e) any other member of a legal profession, of a jurisdiction other than England and Wales, that is recognised by the Law Society or the General Council of the Bar as a regulated legal profession.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2006/0110754018/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-compensation-exemptions-order-2006/article-4
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