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Section 60: Inducements: interpretation

Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 · 2015 c. 2View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 3: Courts and tribunals

In relation to an offer of a benefit which is an inducement to make a claim in civil proceedings for damages for personal injury or death or arising out of circumstances involving personal injury or death—

a regulator is any person listed in column 1 below;
a regulated person is any person listed in column 2;
a regulator in column 1 is the relevant regulator in relation to the corresponding person in column 2.

For the purposes of this section and sections 58 and 59—

  • “benefit” means—

    (a)any benefit, whether or not in money or other property and whether temporary or permanent, and

    (b)any opportunity to obtain a benefit;

  • “claim” includes a counter-claim;

  • “legal services” means services provided by a person which consist of or include legal activities (within the meaning of the Legal Services Act 2007) carried on by or on behalf of that person;

  • “personal injury” includes any disease and any other impairment of a person's physical or mental condition.

For the purposes of this section and section 59 whether an offer of a benefit is an inducement to make a claim is to be determined in accordance with section 58.

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