Courts and Legal Services Act 1990

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Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom United Kingdom statute

The Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 is a key UK statute that reformed the legal profession and court system, including regulation of legal services and rights of audience.

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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ United Kingdom statute ⓘ
amends	County Courts Act 1984 NERFINISHED ⓘ Supreme Court Act 1981 NERFINISHED ⓘ
citation	1990 c. 41 ⓘ
containsProvisionOn	allocation of business between High Court and county courts ⓘ civil procedure reforms ⓘ judicial appointments and related matters ⓘ legal aid and advice ⓘ regulation of advocacy and litigation services ⓘ rights of audience for barristers and solicitors ⓘ rights of audience for other authorised advocates ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
createdConcept	authorised advocate ⓘ authorised litigator ⓘ
effect	allowed authorised non‑lawyers limited rights of audience ⓘ enabled solicitors to obtain higher rights of audience ⓘ liberalised rights of audience in higher courts ⓘ restructured regulation of legal services bodies ⓘ
introducedBy	Lord Mackay of Clashfern NERFINISHED ⓘ
jurisdiction	England and Wales ⓘ
laterLegislationInteracting	Access to Justice Act 1999 NERFINISHED ⓘ Legal Services Act 2007 NERFINISHED ⓘ
longTitle	An Act to make provision with respect to the jurisdiction of certain courts; to make further provision about the Supreme Court Act 1981 and county courts; to make provision with respect to the legal profession, legal services and related matters; and for connected purposes ⓘ
officeOfIntroducer	Lord Chancellor NERFINISHED ⓘ
parliament	Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
part	Part I ⓘ Part II ⓘ Part III ⓘ Part IV ⓘ Part V ⓘ
primaryPurpose	reform of rights of audience in the courts ⓘ reform of the court system in England and Wales ⓘ reform of the legal profession in England and Wales ⓘ regulation of legal services ⓘ
region	England ⓘ Wales ⓘ
regulatoryBodyInvolved	Bar Council NERFINISHED ⓘ Law Society of England and Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Chancellor NERFINISHED ⓘ
royalAssentDate	1990-11-01 ⓘ
shortTitle	Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 NERFINISHED ⓘ
status	partially in force ⓘ
subjectMatter	courts and civil procedure ⓘ legal profession regulation ⓘ legal services market ⓘ rights of audience ⓘ
yearEnacted	1990 ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 → amends → Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 ⓘ

County Courts Act 1984 → amendedBy → Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 ⓘ