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Part 3: Rights from previous professional status
Regulation 5: Qualification gained in a European jurisdiction
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You may apply for a qualification to exercise rights of audience in all proceedings in the higher courts if you are an REL or a lawyer to whom Directive 2005/36 applies.
- 5.2
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Each application will be considered by us on its merits and we may require you to undertake such steps as we may specify in order to gain the qualification.
Regulation 6: Conversion provisions for barristers
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In accordance with paragraph 86 of Schedule 21
19of the LSA, a barrister with existing higher rights of audience will automatically be awarded the solicitors' higher rights of audience when applying to the roll.
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Guidance note
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You will be required to declare when applying to be admitted to the roll that you were formerly a barrister with higher rights of audience and that you have no disciplinary proceedings in progress against you.
Regulation 7: Conversion provision for RELs
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If you are an REL who is granted a qualification listed in regulation 3.1, you shall keep that qualification upon being admitted as a solicitor.