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Legal Services Bill [Lords]

Proceeding contribution from Rob Marris (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 4 June 2007. It occurred during Debate on bills on Legal Services Bill [Lords].
My hon. Friend is being as generous as ever. I am a non-practising solicitor. She has given helpful reassurances. In response to the intervention by the hon. Member for North Southwark and Bermondsey (Simon Hughes), she mentioned consulting consumer groups for their views. Has she heard the views of what might be called consumer groups abroad? London is a major earner of foreign currency through legal services, particularly in the shipping sector, but also in the commercial sector. What do foreign users think about the independence of our judiciary and what would be their view were the Lords amendment to be reversed?

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Reference

461 c29 

Session

2006-07

Chamber / Committee

House of Commons chamber
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