# Local Government Act 1988, Paragraph 11: Legal services


(1) The provision of legal services by legal staff falls within section 2(2)(j) above.
(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) above, without prejudice to the generality of the term, “legal services” includes—
(a) legal advice to any of the following, namely—
(i) a defined authority or its elected members;
(ii) any committee or sub-committee of a defined authority, or any other group of persons which reports to such an authority, committee or sub-committee; and
(iii) any officer or department of a defined authority;
(b) legal advice to any other person in relation to the discharge of any functions of a defined authority;
(c) legal work in or in connection with any criminal or civil proceedings before any court or tribunal or at any inquiry;
(d) conveyancing work in relation to property of any kind;
(e) legal work in connection with any of the following, namely—
(i) contracts or agreements of any kind;
(ii) matters relating to property of any kind;
(iii) a defined authority’s insurance arrangements;
(iv) statutory orders, notices and byelaws and, in Scotland, management rules under sections 112 to 118 of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 ; and
(v) local or personal Bills or, in Scotland, private legislation within the meaning of section 82 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 ; and
(f) legal work in connection with the provision of a legal service for a defined authority otherwise than by a member of its own staff.
(3) In sub-paragraph (1) above “legal staff” means any of the following, or any person under their management or control, namely—
(a) solicitors, legal executives, barristers and advocates;
(b) licensed conveyancers within the meaning of the Administration of Justice Act 1985 ; and
(c) qualified conveyancers within the meaning of section 23 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990 .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/9/schedule/1/paragraph/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1988/schedule-1/paragraph-11
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