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Paragraph 8A Meaning of legal advisory servicesF1F2

(1)

“Legal advisory services”—

(a)

means the provision of legal advice to a client in non-contentious matters, involving any of the following—

(i)

the application or interpretation of law;

(ii)

acting on behalf of a client, or providing advice on or in connection with, a commercial transaction, negotiation or any other dealing with a third party;

(iii)

the preparation, execution or verification of a legal document;

(b)

do not include any representation, advice, preparation of documents or verification of documents undertaken as part of legal representation services provided in, or in anticipation of—

(i)

any proceedings before administrative agencies, courts or other duly constituted official tribunals F3in any jurisdiction, or

(ii)

arbitral or mediation proceedings F4in any jurisdiction;

(F5c)

do not include the provision of legal advice or other services in connection with the management of claims under a contract of insurance or reinsurance.

(2)

In sub-paragraph (1)—

(a)

“legal document” includes any document which is governed in whole or in part by law, or which satisfies a legal requirement;

(b)

“legal representation services” include advice given in relation to a dispute or potential dispute, and on the settlement of a dispute, whether or not proceedings referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(b) are commenced in relation to the dispute.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Sch. 3J inserted (16.12.2022) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 17) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1331), reg. 1(2)(b), Sch. 2

F2

Sch. 3J para. 8A inserted (30.6.2023) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/713), regs. 1(2), 10

F3

Words in Sch. 3J para. 8A(1)(b)(i) inserted (6.9.2024) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/900), regs. 1(2), 5(1)(a)(i)

F4

Words in Sch. 3J para. 8A(1)(b)(ii) inserted (6.9.2024) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/900), regs. 1(2), 5(1)(a)(ii)

F5

Sch. 3J para. 8A(1)(c) inserted (6.9.2024) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/900), regs. 1(2), 5(1)(b)

Notes on the whole SI

Textual amendments

F1

Regulations extended (British overseas territories) (with modifications) (31.12.2020 immediately after both S.I. 2020/590 and S.I. 2020/951 have come into force) by The Russia (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1571), arts. 1(1), 2, Schs. 1, 2 (as amended: (11.3.2021) by S.I. 2021/288, arts. 1(1), 2(2); (14.4.2022) by S.I. 2022/453, arts. 1(1), 3-38; (20.7.2022) by S.I. 2022/843, arts. 1(1), 3; (10.11.2022) by S.I. 2022/1167, arts. 1(1), 3-17; (15.12.2022) by S.I. 2022/1338, arts. 1(1), 3-10; (9.3.2023) by S.I. 2023/291, arts. 1(1), 3-9; (20.7.2023) by S.I. 2023/846, arts. 1(1), 3, 5-22; (30.9.2023) by S.I. 2023/846, arts. 1(2), 4; (14.3.2024) by S.I. 2024/370, arts. 1, 3-13; (3.10.2024) by S.I. 2024/987, arts. 1(1), 3-6; and (11.12.2025) by S.I. 2025/1307, art. 1(1), Sch. 15)