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SRA Handbook
Paying referral fees to non-lawyers
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Rule 7: Paying referral fees to non-lawyers
- 7.1
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You must not pay a fee, commission or any other compensation to a non-lawyer as a consideration for referring a client to you:
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if the non-lawyer is situated in a CCBE state other than the UK; or
- (b)
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if you are practising from an office in a CCBE state other than the UK, whether or not you are physically present at that office.