The Insurance Companies (Legal Expenses Insurance) Regulations 1990
These Regulations, which are made under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, implement the Legal Expenses Insurance Directive (87/344/EEC). The Regulations impose requirements on legal expenses insurers carrying on legal expenses insurance, designedprimarily to avoid possible conflict of interests. In particular such insurers must adopt one of the three arrangements set out in regulation 5 and must, subject to certain exceptions, offer the insured a free choice of lawyer to represent his interests in any enquiry or proceedings or whenever any actual conflict of interests arises (regulation 6).