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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-services-act-2007/schedule-18/paragraph-21",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2007/29",
  "legislation_title": "Legal Services Act 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/legal-services-act-2007",
  "path": "schedule/18/paragraph/21",
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  "number": "21",
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  "text": "(1) During the transitional period, each of the following is deemed to be authorised by the Law Society to provide immigration advice and immigration services—\n(a) every qualified solicitor;\n(b) every registered foreign lawyer (within the meaning of section 89 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41));\n(c) every legal partnership (within the meaning of paragraph 7(4) of Schedule 5);\n(d) every body recognised under section 9 of the Administration of Justice Act 1985 (c. 61).\n(2) That authority is exercisable in accordance with, and subject to, the regulatory arrangements of the Law Society.\n(3) “Qualified solicitor” means a person who is qualified under section 1 of the Solicitors Act 1974 (c. 47) to act as a solicitor.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/29/schedule/18/paragraph/21",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:12:22.589914+00:00"
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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."
}