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Section 44BB: Provision of information and documents by other persons

Solicitors Act 1974 · 1974 c. 47View on legislation.gov.uk

Part II: Professional Practice, Conduct and Discipline of Solicitors and Clerks

The High Court, on the application of the Society, may order a person to whom section 44B does not apply—

to provide information, or information of a description, specified in the notice, or
to produce documents, or documents of a description, specified in the notice.

The High Court may make an order under this section only if it is satisfied—

that it is likely that the information or document is in the possession or custody of, or under the control of, the person, and
that there is reasonable cause to believe that the information or document is likely to be of material significance to an investigation into any of the matters mentioned in section 44B(3)(a) to (d).

An order under this section may direct the Society to pay to a person specified in the order such reasonable costs as may be incurred by that person in connection with the provision of any information, or production of any document, by that person pursuant to the order.

Section 44B(4) applies in relation to an order under this section as it applies in relation to a notice under section 44B.

Paragraphs 9(5A) and (7) to (12), 12, 13, 15 and 16 of Schedule 1 apply in relation to an order under this section as they apply in relation to an order under paragraph 9(4) of that Schedule, except that for this purpose—

the reference to the solicitor or personal representative in paragraph 9(7) of that Schedule is to be construed as a reference to the person in respect of whom the order under this section is made,
the reference in paragraph 9(12) of that Schedule to the Society is to be read as including a reference to a person specified under section 44B(4)(c) (as applied by subsection (4) of this section), and
the reference to the solicitor or his personal representative in paragraph 13 of that Schedule is to be construed as a reference to the person to whom the notice was given under this section.

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