The European Communities (Services of Lawyers) Order 1978

Made: 20th December 1978

Coming into Operation: 1st March 1979

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Citation and commencement

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Interpretation

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Purpose of Order

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Representation in legal proceedings

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Drawing of documents, etc. not related to legal proceedings

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Legal aid

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Title and description to be used by European lawyers

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Power to require a European lawyer to verify his status

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Professional misconduct

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Modification of enactments

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SCHEDULE

PART 1 — ENACTMENTS RELATING TO THE PROVISION OF LEGAL ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND LEGAL AID

• Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003

• Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 (c. 47)

• Legal Advice and Assistance Act 1972 (c. 50).

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• Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22).

• Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (c. 8).

• Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10).

PART 2 — ENACTMENTS RESERVING THE PROVISION OF SERVICES TO ADVOCATES, BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, ETC

• Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 46), section 32.

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• Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981, article 164(1).

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• County Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1980, article 50.

• Solicitors Act 1974 (c.47), sections 20, 22 and 23.

• Solicitors (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (S.I. No. 582 (N.I.12)), articles 19, 23.

PART 3 — ENACTMENTS RELATING TO UNQUALIFIED PERSONS ACTING AS SOLICITORS

• Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 46), section 26.

• Solicitors Act 1974 (c.47), section 25(1).

• Solicitors (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (S.I. No. 582 (N.I. 12)), articles 25(1), 27.

Signed

N.E. Leigh — Clerk of the Privy Council

Explanatory note

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Editorial notes

[^key-7884edd8b01011d8cc16bc3c90e048e0]: Order revoked: (E.W.N.I.) (31.12.2020) by The Services of Lawyers and Lawyer’s Practice (Revocation etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1342), regs. 1(1), 3(a) (with regs. 4, 5, Sch. para. 13); and (S.) (31.12.2020) by The Services of Lawyers and Lawyer's Practice (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/127), regs. 1(1), 3(a) (with regs. 4, 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)