Legal Services Act 2007
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act to make provision for the establishment of the Legal Services Board and in respect of its functions; to make provision for, and in connection with, the regulation of persons who carry on certain legal activities; to make provision for the establishment of the Office for Legal Complaints and for a scheme to consider and determine legal complaints; to make provision about claims management services and about immigration advice and immigration services; to make provision in respect of legal representation provided free of charge; to make provision about the application of the Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007; to make provision about the Scottish legal services ombudsman; and for connected purposes. |
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| Citation | 2007 c. 29 |
| Introduced by | Bridget Prentice MP (Commons) Lord Falconer Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs, 23 November 2006 (Lords) |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 30 October 2007 |
| Commencement | 7 March 2008 |
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Status: Amended | |
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| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
| Text of the Legal Services Act 2007 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that seeks to liberalise and regulate the market for legal services in England and Wales, to encourage more competition and to provide a new route for consumer complaints. It also makes provisions about the Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007. The act made it an offence to wilfully pretend to be a barrister.