Shortfall in statutory trust account
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Guidance
How we deal with money when we intervene (Statutory Trusts)This guidance is to help you understand your obligations and how to comply with them. We may have regard to it when exercising our regulatory functions.
Glossary terms
statutory trust monies
means the monies vested in the Society under the statutory trust.
reconciled list
means a list of beneficial entitlements to statutory trust monies created from a set of reconciled accounts
best list
means a list of potential beneficial entitlements to statutory trust monies which, in cases where it is not possible to create a reconciled list, is, in the view of the SRA, the most reliable that can be achieved with a reasonable and proportionate level of work taking into account the circumstances of the intervention and the nature of the evidence available
SRA
means the Solicitors Regulation Authority
statutory trust account
means an account in which statutory trust monies are held by the SRA following an intervention
beneficiary
means a person with a beneficial entitlement to funds held by the SRA on statutory trust