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Case studies: These case studies should be read in conjuction with the guidance on Firm closures due to financial difficulties

If we know that people are at risk of receiving legal services from a dishonest solicitor, or it is, for some other reason, necessary to protect the interests of clients, we can take action and close

Decision making: To help you understand when and how we recover costs and payments from third parties following an intervention.

Firms that want to help deliver our interventions - protecting the clients of practices where we have major concerns – can now bid to be part of our panel of agents.

If we know that people are at risk of receiving legal services from a dishonest solicitor, or it is, for some other reason, necessary to protect the interests of clients, we can take action and close

If we know that people are at risk of receiving legal services from a dishonest solicitor, or it is, for some other reason, necessary to protect the interests of clients, we can take action and close

Guidance: This guidance sets out our approach and the support we can provide to firms which are experiencing financial or other difficulties that threaten their ability to carry on trading.

We exercise statutory powers to close down a law firm (known as an intervention), which can involve the collection and management of the storage of files and documents.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) regulates solicitors in England and Wales. Browse the Code of Conduct, Solicitors' Accounts Rules and CPD requirements, or apply for permission to practise.

Our intervention into a practice has two main effects