LegalizeThe European Communities (Lawyer’s Practice) Regulations 2000
Made: 8th April 2000
Laid: 19th April 2000
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
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PART 1 — INTRODUCTORY
Citation, commencement and transitional provisions
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Interpretation
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Purpose of Regulations
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Competent authorities
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Exchange of information
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PART II — PRACTICE OF PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES BY A REGISTERED EUROPEAN LAWYER
Practice of professional activities
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Title and description to be used by a registered European lawyer
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Joint practice
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Name of joint practice
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Notification of joint practice
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Representation in legal proceedings
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Property transactions
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Probate
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Legal aid
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PART III — REGISTRATION
Establishment and maintenance of registers of European lawyers
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Application to be entered on a register
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Registration by professional body
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Restrictions on registration
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Time limit for decision and notification by professional body
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Appeal by European lawyer
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Offence of pretending to be a registered European lawyer
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Costs and fees of an unregistered European lawyer
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Evidence of registration
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Publication of names of registered European lawyers
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PART IV — REGULATION AND DISCIPLINE
Rules of professional conduct applicable
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Disciplinary proceedings applicable
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Disciplinary proceedings against a registered European lawyer
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Disciplinary proceedings against a solicitor or barrister
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PART V — ENTRY INTO THE PROFESSION OF SOLICITOR OR BARRISTER
Application by registered European lawyer
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Decision by professional body
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Evidence in support of application for exemption under regulation 29(2)
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Evidence in support of application for exemption under regulation 29(3)
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Meaning of “effectively and regularly pursued”
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Time limit for decision and notification by professional body
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Appeal by registered European lawyer
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Practice under the title of solicitor or barrister
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PART VI — SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
Modification of enactments
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SCHEDULE 1 — APPEALS CONCERNING REGISTRATION AS A EUROPEAN LAWYER, EXEMPTION FROM REGULATION 34(a) OF THE QUALIFICATION REGULATIONS AND ENTRY INTO THE PROFESSION OF SOLICITOR OR BARRISTER
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
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| Profession | Appeal Body |
| Solicitor (England and Wales) | The High Court |
| Solicitor (Northern Ireland) | The Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland |
| Barrister (England and Wales) | The High Court |
| Barrister (Northern Ireland) | The Executive Council of the Inn of Court of Northern Ireland |
SCHEDULE 2 — COMPETENT AUTHORITIES
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
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| Profession | Professional Body |
| Solicitor (England and Wales) | The Law Society |
| Solicitor (Northern Ireland) | The Law Society of Northern Ireland |
| Barrister (England and Wales) | The Inns of Court and the General Council of the Bar of England and Wales |
| Barrister (Northern Ireland) | The Executive Council of the Inn of Court of Northern Ireland |
SCHEDULE 3 — MODIFICATION OF ENACTMENTS
PART 1 — ENACTMENTS RELATING TO THE PROVISION OF LEGAL ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND LEGAL AID
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PART 2 — ENACTMENTS RESERVING CERTAIN ACTIVITIES TO SOLICITORS, BARRISTERS AND OTHER QUALIFIED PERSONS
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PART 3 — ENACTMENTS RELATING TO UNQUALIFIED PERSONS ACTING AS SOLICITORS
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SCHEDULE 4 — EXTENSION OF ENACTMENTS IN RELATION TO THE REGISTRATION OF EUROPEAN LAWYERS WITH THE LAW SOCIETY
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SCHEDULE 5 — EXTENSION OF ENACTMENTS IN RELATION TO THE REGISTRATION OF EUROPEAN LAWYERS WITH THE LAW SOCIETY OF NORTHERN IRELAND
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Signed
Irvine of Lairg, C. — Dated 8th April 2000
Explanatory note
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Footnotes
[^f00001]: S.I. 2000/738.
[^f00002]: 1972 c. 68.
[^f00004]: S.I. 1978/1910.
[^f00005]: S.I. 1981/228 (N.I. 8).
[^f00006]: 1988 c. 34. Sections 1 to 32, 34 to 43, 45 and 46 were repealed by the Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22), Schedule 15. The repeals were partially brought into force, subject to transitional provisions and savings, on 1st April 2000 by S.I. 2000/774.
[^f00007]: 1999 c. 22.
[^f00009]: S.I. 1976/582 (N.I.12).
[^f00011]: 1974 c. 47.
[^f00012]: Section 33A was inserted by the Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22), section 48, Schedule 7, paragraph 3.
[^f00013]: 1985 c. 61.
[^f00022]: Section 81A was inserted by the Supreme Court Act 1981, section 152(1), Schedule 5.
[^f00025]: 1986 c. 45.
[^f00027]: 1984 c. 28.
[^f00029]: 1979 c. 38.
[^f00031]: S.I. 1975/1023.
[^f00032]: S.I. 1994/2616.
[^f00034]: Article 26A was inserted in the Solicitors (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 by Article 10 of the Solicitors (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/1343 (N.I.14)).
[^f00035]: A new Part V (remuneration of solicitors) of the Solicitors (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (articles 64 to 71H) was substituted by article 21(1) of the Solicitors (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1989, and article 72 was repealed by article 21(2) of the 1989 Order.
[^f00036]: S.I. 1980/397 (N.I. 3).
[^f00037]: S.I. 1978/1908 (N.I. 27).
[^f00038]: S.I. 1977/252 (N.I.).
Editorial notes
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