Legal Services Act 2007

This section has no associated Explanatory Notes

160E+W+SIn section 771 (power to obtain information)—

(a)in subsections (5) and (6) for “solicitor” (in each place) substitute “ relevant lawyer ”, and

(b)after subsection (6) insert—

(7)In this section “relevant lawyer” means a barrister, advocate, solicitor or other legal representative communications with whom may be the subject of a claim to professional privilege or, in Scotland, protected from disclosure in legal proceedings on grounds of confidentiality of communication.