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SRA European Cross-border Practice Rules 2011 - Substantive provisions - Disputes between lawyers in different member state
Version 2 (Superseded)

Version 2 of the Handbook was published on 23 December 2011, and was superseded by Version 3 on 18 April 2012. For more information, click "History" above.

Rule 8: Disputes between lawyers in different member state

8.1

If you consider that a lawyer in a CCBE state other than the UK has acted in breach of a rule of professional conduct you must draw the breach to the other lawyer's attention.

8.2

Before commencing any form of proceedings against the other lawyer, you must inform the Law Society and the other lawyer's bar or law society in order to allow them an opportunity to assist in resolving the matter.