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Our legal status
The SRA is the regulatory organisation of the Law Society. It is part of the Law Society – but operates separately from it. The Law Society has delegated to it regulatory powers and charged it to exercise those functions independently and in the public interest.
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Fair processing notice
We may use personal information provided by registered users of this website in order to conduct appropriate checks, which may include, but are not limited to, fraud and credit checks by independent Credit Reference and other agencies. Personal information provided may be disclosed to third-party agencies, who may keep a record of that information. The information is required to enable us to fulfil our statutory and regulatory obligations. All such information will be treated securely and strictly in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.
Linking to us
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Copyright
You are welcome to copy excerpts of our information for purposes of review, discussion, academic study and other legitimate pursuits. You do not need to seek permission for such fair use, although you should acknowledge the source.
However, all information on this site, all motifs, designs and logos are copyright © The Law Society, unless specifically stated otherwise. We will vigorously pursue any violation of our copyright that seeks to exploit our material for commercial gain or to misrepresent our regulatory stance.
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