SRA Standards and Regulations

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SRA Indemnity Insurance Rules

Rule 1

Application

These rules apply to authorised bodies and their principals.
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SRA Roll, Registers and Publication Regulations

Regulation 2

Information in respect of individuals

The roll, and the registers in regulation 1.1(b) to (d) shall contain the following information in respect of each individual included in the same: their full name; their authorisation number; the date of their admission as a solicitor or commencement of their registration, as appropriate; in respect of solicitors that hold a current practising certificate, the fact that they do so and the...
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SRA Indemnity Insurance Rules

Rule 8

Use of information

Each authorised body must notify the SRA (or such person as the SRA may notify to the authorised body from time to time) and its participating insurer in writing as soon as reasonably practicable and in any event no later than five business days after the date on which: the authorised body enters an extended policy period; the authorised body has entered the cessation period; and where the...
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SRA Application, Notice, Review and Appeal Rules

Rule

Education, Training and Assessment providers

As set out in the SRA Education, Training and Assessment Provider Regulations: A decision made under regulation 1.4(b) or 2.3(b) to refuse to grant approved education provider, authorised education provider or authorised training provider status. A decision made under regulation 1.4(a) or 2.3(a) to grant the application for approval or authorisation subject to such conditions and for such...
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SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations

Regulation 9.9

Financial services activities

If you are a solicitor, an REL RFL or RSL you may carry on regulated financial services activities under the SRA Financial Services (Scope) Rules, provided that such activities are undertaken through an authorised body.
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SRA Code of Conduct for Firms

4

Service and competence

You only act for clients on instructions from the client, or from someone properly authorised to provide instructions on their behalf. If you have reason to suspect that the instructions do not represent your client's wishes, you do not act unless you have satisfied yourself that they do. However, in circumstances where you have legal authority to act notwithstanding that it is not possible...
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SRA Compensation Fund Rules (Archived)

Rule 7

Grants in respect of statutory trusts

The SRA may make a grant to alleviate a deficiency in a statutory trust held by the SRA. The SRA may make a grant to a person where the money would have been due to that person but for their claim having been extinguished under rule 8.2 of the SRA Statutory Trust Rules.
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SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations

Regulation 6

Eligibility requirements

The SRA shall only grant an application for a practising certificate, or registration in the register of European lawyers, register of foreign lawyers or the register of Swiss lawyers if you meet the eligibility requirements in this regulation. You will be eligible to apply for a practising certificate if: your name is on the roll; and you are not suspended from practice as a solicitor....
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SRA Indemnity Fund Rules

Rule 2

Citation

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SRA SQE Assessment Regulations

Regulation 1

Definitions

'Assessment Specification': the document produced by the SRA giving information about the content of the SQE 'Assessment window': a period of time defined by Kaplan, during which candidates can sit the assessments. Assessment windows will be shown on the SQE website 'External Examiners': the persons appointed as such by the SRA 'FLK': the Functioning Legal Knowledge required to qualify as a...