Part II E+W Licensed Conveyancing

Miscellaneous and supplementalE+W

39 Interpretation of Part II.E+W

(1)In this Part—

• “associate” means, in the case of a licensed conveyancer practising in partnership with other persons, any partner of his not holding a licence in force under this Part or any employee of such a partner;

• “client” means—

  (a)

  in relation to a licensed conveyancer, any person by whom or on whose behalf instructions regarding the provision of conveyancing services are given to the licensed conveyancer F1. . . ;

  (b)

  in relation to a recognised body, any person by whom or on whose behalf such instructions are given to the body;

• and “client account” means an account in whose title the word “client” is required by rules under section 22(2);

• “conveyancing services” shall be construed in accordance with section 11(3);

• “the Council” means the Council for Licensed Conveyancers;

• F2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• “fees” includes charges, disbursements, expenses and remuneration;

• “functions” includes powers and duties;

• “licence” and “licensed conveyancer” have the meaning given by section 11(2);

• [F3“licensed CLC practitioner” means a person, other than a licensed conveyancer, who holds a licence under section 53 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990;]

• F2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• [F4“manager”, in relation to a body, has the same meaning as in the Legal Services Act 2007 (see section 207 of that Act);]

• “recognised body” means a body F5. . . for the time being recognised under section 32;

• F6 . . .

• F7. . .

(2)Any reference in this Part to a licensed conveyancer practising as a sole practitioner is a reference to a licensed conveyancer practising either as the sole principal in the practice or in partnership with other persons of whom none are licensed conveyancers.