SRA Standards and Regulations
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SRA Financial Services (Conduct of Business) Rules
Communication and disclosure
You must ensure that, in relation to insurance distribution: you communicate all information, including marketing communications, in a way that is clear, fair and not misleading. your marketing communications are always clearly identifiable as such.
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SRA Application, Notice, Review and Appeal Rules
Individual Authorisation
As set out in the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations: A decision made under regulation 3E.2(a) to refuse to recognise all or part of a period of recognised training. A decision made under regulation 4.1 to refuse an application for admission as a solicitor made under Part V of the European Communities (Lawyer's Practice) Regulations 2000. A decision made under regulation 5.1 to...
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SRA Application, Notice, Review and Appeal Rules
Firm authorisation
As set out in the SRA Authorisation of Firms Rules: A decision made under rule 2.2 to refuse authorisation of a recognised body or recognised sole practice. A decision made under rule 4.3 to revoke or suspend authorisation of a recognised body or recognised sole practice. A decision made under 3.1 to impose conditions on authorisation of a recognised body or recognised sole practice. A...
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SRA Indemnity Rules 2012 (Archived)
Maximum liability of the fund
The liability of the fund as stated in Rule 8.1(c) shall in no event exceed in respect of each such claim the indemnity limit for the relevant indemnity period. All claims arising from the same act or omission (whether or not made or intimated or arising out of circumstances notified during the same indemnity period and whether or not involving the same or any number of different practices or...
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SRA Statutory Trust Rules
Distribution of beneficial entitlements
In a case where the accounting records of the intervened practitioner are reconciled accounts, payments to beneficiaries will be made on the basis of the reconciled list. In a case where the accounting records of the intervened practitioner are not reconciled accounts, payments to beneficiaries will be made on the basis of the best list. Any interest which has accrued on a statutory trust...
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SRA Authorisation of Firms Rules
Effect of authorisation
If you are a recognised body or a recognised sole practice authorised by the SRA you are entitled to carry on: all reserved legal activities except notarial activities; and immigration work. If you are a licensed body you are entitled to carry on the activities set out in rule 5.1, in accordance with the terms of your licence. An authorised body may only carry on a reserved legal activity...
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SRA Financial Services (Scope) Rules
Application
These rules apply to authorised bodies that are not regulated by the FCA, their managers and employees and references to "you" in these rules should be read accordingly. Where an authorised body is a licensed body, these rules apply only in relation to the activities regulated by the SRA in accordance with the terms of the body's licence.
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SRA Financial Services (Conduct of Business) Rules
Fee disclosure: additional requirements
Where a fee is payable, you must inform the client of the amount of the fee before the client incurs liability to pay the fee, or before conclusion of the contract of insurance, whichever is earlier. To the extent that it is not possible for the amount in rule 17.1 to be given, you must give the client the basis for its calculation. This rule applies to all such fees that may be charged during...
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SRA Accounts Rules
Application section
These rules apply to authorised bodies, their managers and employees and references to "you" in these rules should be read accordingly. The authorised body's managers are jointly and severally responsible for compliance by the authorised body, its managers and employees with these rules. In relation to a licensed body, the rules apply only in respect of activities regulated by the SRA in...
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