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SRA Handbook
Application of the Rules
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Rule 6: Application of the Rules
- 6.1
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These Rules shall apply to a practice carried on by:
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a sole solicitor;
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an REL practising as a sole practitioner;
- (c)
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a partnership consisting of one or more solicitors and/or RELs and/or recognised bodies and/or licensed bodies;
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a partnership consisting of one or more solicitors and/or RELs, together with one or more RFLs;
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a partnership consisting of one or more RELs with or without one or more RFLs, together with one or more non-registered European lawyers practising from one or more offices in any state to which the Establishment Directive applies, but outside England and Wales; and
- (g)
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a licensed body in respect of its regulated activities.