Legal Services Ombudsman Act 2009

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Confidentiality of information.

35.— (1) The Legal Services Ombudsman or a member of staff of the Legal Services Ombudsman shall not, except in accordance with law, disclose any information, document, part of a document or thing obtained by him or her in the course, or for the purpose, of an investigation or a review of procedures under this Act except for the purposes of—

(a) the investigation concerned,

(b) the making, in accordance with this Act, of any statement, report or notification on that investigation or review, or

(c) the making of a recommendation or the giving of a direction under this Act arising out of the investigation or review concerned.

(2) The Legal Services Ombudsman or a member of staff of the Legal Services Ombudsman shall not, except in accordance with law, be called on to give evidence in any proceedings of matters coming to his or her knowledge in the course of an investigation under this Act.