Legal Services Regulation Act 2015
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PART 12 Patents of Precedence | ||
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Definitions (Part 12) | ||
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170. In this Part— | ||
“Committee” means the Advisory Committee on the grant of Patents of Precedence established under section 172 ; | ||
“Patent”, subject to section 171 (2), means— | ||
(a) in relation to a barrister, a Patent of Precedence, the grant of which to the barrister entitles him or her to be called to the Inner Bar and to use the title of “Senior Counsel”, and | ||
(b) in relation to a solicitor, a Patent of Precedence, the grant of which to a solicitor entitles him or her to use the title of “Senior Counsel”; | ||
“tax clearance certificate” means a certificate issued under section 1095 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 . |