Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 12 February 2014

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed)

11:10 am

Photo of Pádraig Mac LochlainnPádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I am dealing now with the amendments to which the Minister has just referred - that is, Nos. 160 to 166. The Law Society submission expresses concerns about the provision whereby the managing legal practitioner is responsible for the management and supervision of the provision of legal services by the MDP. The society argues that there are no safeguards in place. It is also concerned about the scope of the definition as well as the complete absence of controls with regard to who can provide legal services within the MDP. In terms of the recommendations-----

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