To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 12 February (HL5215), whether any member of the Financial Reporting Council board acted as an instructing solicitor when Michael Moore QC was asked to provide a legal opinion; and if so, which board member acted in this capacity; what remuneration they received; and on how many other occasions they had also instructed Mr Moore on behalf of the FRC.
Answered on
5 March 2018
As stated in the reply given to the noble Baroness on 12th February 2018 to Question HL5215, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) considers that instructions to Counsel held by it are subject to legal professional privilege. The Government did not ask the FRC to share copies of its instructions to Martin Moore QC.