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How we gather evidence in our regulatory and disciplinary investigations - Guidance

Understand how we gather evidence, the investigatory powers we have to gather evidence and how we can use those powers.

Recovering costs and payments from third parties - Guidance

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

How we make our decision to authorise a firm - Guidance

For those applying to us to authorise their business as an SRA regulated recognised sole practice, recognised body or licensed body.

Topic:

Authorisation

The Prohibition of referral fees in LASPO 56 60 - Guidance

An overview of the approach we will adopt in determining whether a regulated person has paid or received a referral fee contrary to section 56 of LASPO.

Unregulated organisations Conflict and confidentiality - Guidance

To help you understand your obligations in relation to conflicts of interest and keeping clients’ information confidential.

Topic:

Misconduct

If we are investigating you - Guidance

An oversight of how we investigate allegations of a breach of our Standards and Regulations.

Preparing to become a sole practitioner or an SRA-regulated freelance solicitor - Guidance

To help solicitors understand how to set up a business trading on their own account providing legal services to the public.

Topic:

Authorisation

Access to and disclosure of an incapacitated person's will - Guidance

To clarify circumstances where a solicitor can disclose a copy of a client’s will to a property and financial affairs attorney.

Topic:

Client care

Can my business be authorised? - Guidance

If your business needs to be authorised to provide legal services, or you have chosen to be authorised, this checklist provides a summary of the eligibility requirements.

Topic:

Authorisation

The Insurance Act 2015 - Guidance

To help you understand changes to the minimum terms and conditions of solicitors’ professional indemnity insurance which came into force in August 2016.