Legal Services Act
New forms of practice and regulation
Last updated 29 August 2008
Legal Services Act – current highlights
- Read an update on our work on new forms of practice and regulation.
- See our announcement of agreed changes to the Solicitors' Code of Conduct 2007.
- Download consultation feedback—including reports and recommendations submitted to the SRA Board.
- Read a brief introduction to each set of new or amended rules and regulations (not yet in force) made by the SRA Board on 24 July 2008. Download copies of those that interest you most.
- Coming soon: updated FAQs on regulatory changes required by the Legal Services Act.
Legal Services Act – our approach
The Legal Services Act received Royal Assent on 30 October 2007. The Act ushers in important opportunities for solicitors to team up with non-lawyers and to attract capital for their businesses in a carefully regulated environment. The framework of the regulation of legal services will change radically.
We aim to provide solicitors with key information and clear, authoritative guidance on what the Act means for them and their firms. On several related issues, we have consulted you.
At the outset, we described in a strategic paper the way the SRA is approaching the regulatory changes required by the Act—see Legal Services Act: New forms of practice and regulation. You may find useful the accompanying Glossary of terms.