Glossary of terms
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If a solicitor, REL or RFL is employed by, or is a manager in, more than one firm or organisation, the main office of one will be treated as the "billing address", and this office will pay the fee.
The Establishment of Lawyers Directive 98/5/EC.
A full definition appears in rule 24 of the Code.
A member of an Establishment Directive profession
- a) registered with the Bar Standards Board; or
- b) based entirely at an office or offices outside England and Wales,
who is not a lawyer of England and Wales (whether entitled to practise as such or not).
Includes a recognised body partnership, a recognised body LLP, a recognised body company and a recognised sole practitioner's sole practice.
"Gross fees" are all fees received from practise as a solicitor, without deduction, except for disbursement which would be allowed on taxation of costs.
"Gross income" is all payments and other benefits received from practise as a solicitor, REL of RFL under a contract of employment or a contract for services, before deduction of tax, national insurance or any other statutory deduction.
The "head office" is the office we have in our records as the main address for your firm or organisation.
"Home jurisdiction" means any state other than the United Kingdom which is subject to the Establishment of Lawyers Directive 98/5/EC in which the applicant is authorised to practise under the title, or any of the titles, of that jurisdiction, and by virtue of which the applicant is registered, or has applied to be registered, with the SRA as a European lawyer.
"Home bar authority" means the proper authority, or any of them, in the applicant's home jurisdiction by which he/she is authorised to practise under a title of that jurisdiction.
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Legally qualified body
A legally qualified body can be a recognised body, an authorised non-SRA firm or a European corporate practice.
Main practising address
"Main practising address" is a solicitor's, REL's or RFL's normal place of work within the firm or organisation.
Manager
A manager of a firm is a
- partner in a partnership
- member of an LLP
- director of a company
"Multi-national partnership" means a partnership whose members consist of one or more registered foreign lawyers and one or more other lawyers as permitted by rules made under section 31 of the Solicitors Act 1974.
See section 5.3 above for "Approved non-lawyers" under Regulation 3 of the Recognised Bodies Regulations.
An organisation that does not require recognition under the Recognised Bodies Regulations or authorisation under the Practising Regulations, and through which solicitors or RELs practise in-house.
Examples of "type of organisation" include
- law practice
- limited liability partnership (LLP)
- commerce and industry
- foreign law practice
- partnership
- company.
Types of lawyer of England and Wales not authorised by the SRA (currently barristers, notaries, legal executives, licensed conveyancers, patent agents, trade mark agents or law costs draftsmen)―see section 5.1 – "Other lawyers" for more information.
"Other office" is any office of your firm other than the head office.
Recognised body
A partnership, company or LLP for the time being recognised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority under section 9 of the Administration of Justice Act 1985 and the Recognised Bodies Regulations. See Rule 24.
A solicitor or REL authorised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority under section 1B of the Solicitors Act 1974 to practise as a sole practitioner.
An individual registered with the Solicitors Regulation Authority under section 89 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990. See Rule 24.
An individual registered with the Solicitors Regulation Authority under regulation 17 of the Establishment Directive Regulations. See Rule 24.
"Status" is an individual's status in a firm or organisation. Examples of status in private practice include
- sole principal
- partner
- assistant
- associate
- consultant
- professional support lawyer
- director (in a recognised body company)
- member (in a recognised body LLP or a company)
- shareowner (in a recognised body company)
An example of status in a commercial (or other type of) organisation not in private practice includes "employee".
See definition in section 18.6 of these notes.
Examples of types of organisation include:
- law practice
- LLP
- commerce
- foreign law practice
- partner
- company
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