The Legal Services Act 2007 (Registered European Lawyers) Order 2009
This Order amends the European Communities (Lawyer’s Practice) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/1119) (as amended) (“the 2000 Regulations”) and makes an amendment to the European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/2781). The 2000 Regulations implemented Council Directive No. 98/5/EC (“the Directive”), dated 16th February 1998, to facilitate the practice of the profession of lawyer on a permanent basis in certain States other than the State in which the professional qualification was obtained.