Part 4: Foreign Activities and Foreign Influence Registration Scheme Schedule 15: Exemptions Legal activities
Paragraph 6(1) provides that the requirement to register foreign activity arrangements and foreign influence arrangements does not apply to the extent that the arrangement relates to the carrying out of legal activity by a lawyer (the meaning of "legal activity" and of "lawyer" are discussed below). This exemption ensures that confidentiality of legal advice and representation are upheld, which may in turn support fundamental rights such as the right to a fair trial. Where a lawyer forms an arrangement for the purpose of carrying out other non-legal activities, they do not benefit from this exemption and may still be subject to registration requirements.
	Paragraph 6(2) disapplies the prohibition on specified persons carrying out unregistered activities and foreign powers carrying out unregistered political influence activities (see sections 68(1) to (3) and 72(1) for the relevant prohibitions) to the carrying on of legal activity by a lawyer. The relevant prohibitions still apply to lawyers if they carry out other non-legal activities pursuant to an arrangement which is required to be registered.
	Paragraph 6(3) defines a lawyer for the purpose of paragraph 6(2).
	Paragraph 6(4) defines legal activity for the purpose of paragraph 6(2).
Example: An arrangement which relates to the provision of legal services
A UK-based law firm makes an arrangement with a specified foreign entity to provide legal representation in a case against a department of the UK government. No modifications are stipulated in regulations as to the types of activity requiring registration, and thus all activities conducted pursuant to this arrangement would ordinarily require registration.
However, as the arrangement relates to the provision of legal services by a lawyer, the UK law firm would not need to register this arrangement.