“…In coming to those conclusions, the Divisional Court distinguished R. (on the application of Lumsdon) v Legal Services Board [2015] UKSC 41; [2016] A.C. 697 on its facts. The decision in that case – where the crucial issue was whether a quality assurance scheme for advocates was proportionate as a derogation from t…”
“…pported by hard evidence but was nevertheless a legitimate aim. Reliance was placed on R (on the application of Lumsdon) v Legal Services Board [2015] UKSC 41; [2016] A.C. 697 in which Lords Reed and Toulson (with whom the other members of the court agreed) said (para 56):-…”