# The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001, Article 36F: Activities carried on by members of the legal profession etc

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) There are excluded from article 36A (credit broking) activities carried on by—
(a) a barrister or advocate acting in that capacity;
(b) a solicitor (within the meaning of the Solicitors Act 1974) in the course of providing advocacy services or litigation services;
(c) a solicitor (within the meaning of the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980) in the course of providing advocacy services or litigation services;
(d) a solicitor (within the meaning of the Solicitors (Northern Ireland) Order 1976) in the course of providing advocacy services or litigation services;
(e) a relevant person (other than a person falling within sub-paragraph (a) to (d)) in the course of providing advocacy services or litigation services.
(2) In paragraph (1)—
“advocacy services” means any services which it would be reasonable to expect a person who is exercising, or contemplating exercising, a right of audience in relation to any proceedings, or contemplated proceedings, to provide for the purpose of those proceedings or contemplated proceedings;
“litigation services” means any services which it would be reasonable to expect a person who is exercising, or contemplating exercising, a right to conduct litigation in relation to any proceedings, or contemplated proceedings, to provide for the purpose of those proceedings or contemplated proceedings;
“relevant person” means a person who, for the purposes of the Legal Services Act 2007, is an authorised person in relation to an activity which constitutes the exercise of a right of audience or the conduct of litigation (within the meaning of that Act).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/544/article/36F (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/financial-services-and-markets-act-2000-regulated-activities-order-2001/article-36F
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