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Does my employer need to be authorised by an approved regulator? - Guidance

A flow chart to assist solicitors, registered European lawyers and registered foreign lawyers in deciding whether their employer needs to be authorised under the Legal Services Act.

Topic:

Authorisation

SRA Principle 2: public trust and confidence - Case studies

These case studies should be read in conjunction with the guidance on Principle 2 - public trust and confidence.

Topic:

Misconduct

Drafting and preparation of wills - Guidance

To highlight areas of concern and the professional obligations of those responsible for the preparation and drafting of wills.

Topic:

Client care

Bringing criminal proceedings - Guidance

Understand how and when we may bring criminal proceedings against those we regulate.

Parallel investigations - Guidance

To help you understand our approach towards investigating breaches of our regulatory requirements which relate to the same or similar underlying facts as concurrent civil, regulatory or criminal proceedings.

Decision-making, reviews and attendance procedures - Guidance

To help you understand how we make a first instance decision and how we deal with an application for an internal review of that decision.

Agreeing regulatory and disciplinary outcomes - Guidance

To help you understand when we might agree to a regulatory and disciplinary outcome by way of a Regulatory Settlement Agreement.

Acting with honesty - Guidance

Understand how we approach the requirement to act with honesty found in Principle 4 and the test we apply when deciding if a person has acted dishonestly.

Topic:

Misconduct

How we approach decisions to intervene - Guidance

We explain how we approach the decision to intervene into a solicitor’s firm or practice.

How we recover our costs - Guidance

To help you understand our approach to recovering money due to us as a result of regulatory action and litigation.