Article 10 Consequential amendments to secondary legislation
In rule 11.9 of the Family Proceedings Rules 1991f1 for the definition of —
“legal representative” substitute—
““legal representative” means a—
- (a)
barrister,
- (b)
solicitor,
- (c)
solicitor’s employee,
- (d)
manager of a body recognised under section 9 of the Administration of Justice Act 1985f2, or
- (e)
person who, for the purposes of the Legal Services Act 2007, is an authorised person in relation to an activity which constitutes the conduct of litigation (within the meaning of that Act),
who has been instructed to act for a party in relation to the proceedings;; and”; and
“professional legal adviser” substitute—
““professional legal adviser” means a—
- (a)
barrister,
- (b)
solicitor,
- (c)
solicitor’s employee,
- (d)
manager of a body recognised under section 9 of the Administration of Justice Act 1985, or
- (e)
person who, for the purposes of the Legal Services Act 2007, is an authorised person in relation to an activity which constitutes the conduct of litigation (within the meaning of that Act),
who is providing advice to a party but is not instructed to represent that party in the proceedings;.”.
Annotations
Footnotes
- f1
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S.I. 1991/1247, amended by S.I. 2009/857.
- f2