# Legal Services Act 2007, Section 154: Protection from defamation claims


For the purposes of the law of defamation—
(a) proceedings in relation to a complaint under the ombudsman scheme are to be treated as if they were proceedings before a court, and
(b) the publication of any matter by the OLC under this Part is absolutely privileged.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/29/section/154 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/legal-services-act-2007/section-154
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