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Section 62: Immunity of advocates from actions in negligence and for breach of contract.

Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 · 1990 c. 41View on legislation.gov.uk

This provision is repealed
It is retained for historical reference and may not reflect the law currently in force.

Part II: Legal Services

REPEALED on 2004-07-22 by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004.

The text below is the provision as originally enacted. It is historical and may not include amendments made before this status change. View the enacted source.

A person—

who is not a barrister; but
who lawfully provides any legal services in relation to any proceedings,

shall have the same immunity from liability for negligence in respect of his acts or omissions as he would have if he were a barrister lawfully providing those services.

No act or omission on the part of any barrister or other person which is accorded immunity from liability for negligence shall give rise to an action for breach of any contract relating to the provision by him of the legal services in question.

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