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Unregulated organisations for employers of SRA regulated lawyers - Guidance

Advice to help you if you employ a solicitor and your business is not authorised specifically to provide legal services by a legal services regulator under the Legal Services Act.

Topic:

Authorisation

Money laundering - Case studies

These case studies illustrate the importance of having a consistent approach to compliance with the money laundering regulations throughout your entire firm.

Does my business need to be authorised? - Guidance

This checklist will help you determine if your business requires authorisation.

Topic:

Authorisation

Joint accounts and record keeping - Guidance

Understand the types of joint accounts that you can operate and the records which you will need to keep in order to comply with the SRA Accounts Rules.

Helping you keep accurate client accounting records - Guidance

Understand your obligations under the SRA Accounts Rules to keep accurate accounting records relating to the receipt and handling of client money.

Client care letters - Guidance

How to write and what to include in a good client care letter.

Topic:

Client care

Consumer credit activities - Case studies

Case studies to be read in conjunction with the Regulation of consumer credit activities toolkit.

Topic:

Misconduct

Information security and cybercrime - Case studies

These case studies highlight the importance of information security and the growing risk of cybercrime.

Topic:

Misconduct

Solicitors warned to attend hearings - Case studies

This case study describes when the High Court threw out a challenge from a solicitor who was struck off in their absence.

Topic:

Misconduct

SRA Transparency Rules - Case studies

These case studies will help you understand the Transparency Rules and the requirement to publish prices.

Topic:

Client care