HL Deb 26 January 1998 vol 585 c1WA
Lord Lester of Herne Hill

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they intend to give effect to the advice of the Lord Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Legal Education and Conduct concerning lawyers' comments to the media. [HL38]

The Lord Chancellor (Lord Irvine of Lairg)

The recommendations in the Advisory Committee's report are addressed to the Law Society and the Bar Council rather than to the Government. It is for the professional bodies, which are independent and self-regulating, to amend or clarify their rules in accordance with the Advisory Committee's recommendations if they believe it is appropriate to do so.