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1983 Nov 10 - 1985 May 29
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1558
Legal Procedure (Restrictions on conveyancing for reward: solicitors' conveyancing monopoly; increased competition)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 155
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84 Oct 24 We Major Legal Procedure: Whitelaw minute to MT ("Conveyancing for Reward") [Solicitors' monopoly on provision of conveyancing services: comment on Rees' proposals] [declassified Dec 2014]
84 Oct 25 Th Major Legal Procedure: Policy Unit minute to MT ("Conveyancing for Reward") [Solicitors' monopoly on provision of conveyancing services: recommended line to take to 'round off...correspondence' between ministers] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 15 Fr Major Legal Procedure: Policy Unit minute to MT ("Conveyancing by Employed Solicitors") [Solicitors' monopoly on provision of conveyancing services: Hailsham 'is still opposed to allowing employed solicitors to carry out conveyancing'] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Feb 18 Mo Major Legal Procedure: No.10 letter to Lord President's Office ("Conveyancing by Employed Solicitors") [Solicitors' monopoly on provision of conveyancing services: MT concerned that Hailsham's position is inconsistent with Cabinet decision] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Mar 6 We Major Legal Procedure: Policy Unit minute to MT ("Conveyancing by Employed Solicitors") [Solicitors' monopoly on provision of conveyancing services: urges more robust approach and rejection of Hailsham's 'wrecking amendment'] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Mar 13 We Major Legal Procedure: Armstrong briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Parliamentary Affairs: Conveyancing by Employed Solicitors") [Solicitors' monopoly on provision of conveyancing services] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 Apr 26 Fr Major Legal Procedure: Policy Unit minute to MT ("Conveyancing") [Solicitors' monopoly on provision of conveyancing services: comment on H Committee proposals] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 May 2 Th Major Legal Procedure: Booth minute to MT ("Solicitors' Discipline") [proposal to inform public of mechanisms to challenge deficient provision of legal services] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 May 7 Tu Major Legal Procedure: Butler minute to MT (Conveyancing by employed solicitors) [Solicitors' monopoly on provision of conveyancing services: 'We have reached an impasse...'] [declassified Dec 2014]
85 May 8 We Major Legal Procedure: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Whitelaw) ["Conveyancing by Employed Solicitors": Solicitors' monopoly on provision of conveyancing services] [declassified Dec 2014]