16 February 2023
Questions and answers for SRA-authorised firms that receive client money in the form of fees and disbursements and want to rely on the exemption not to operate a client account.
14 December 2022
Understand your obligations and how to comply with them. We will have regard to it when exercising our regulatory functions.
28 November 2022
This guidance is to help you understand your obligations and how to comply with them. We will have regard to it when exercising our regulatory functions
28 November 2022
There is concern that solicitors and law firms are pursuing a type of abusive litigation, known as strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs), on behalf of their clients.
23 November 2022
Guidance for solicitors and firms the SRA regulates that supervise individuals delivering legal services. This includes services delivered by individuals who are not authorised by us.
23 November 2022
Under the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (IAA) you must be a 'qualified' person to provide immigration and asylum advice and services to the public in England and Wales - explained in this detailed guidance.
1 September 2022
To explain your obligations when you as a legal practitioner are convicted in relation to matters of principle or social conscience.
1 September 2022
Guidance about sexual misconduct allegations for those we regulate and complainants considering reporting allegations of sexual misconduct to us.
1 September 2022
To help explain Principle 5 and the requirement to act with integrity.
30 August 2022
What our Standards and Regulations require when acting for clients who may be affected by industrial action taken by the Criminal Bar Association (CBA).
9 August 2022
To explain your obligations when undertakings are provided by, or on behalf of, incorporated practices.
9 August 2022
To help you understand what our Standards and Regulations require when acting for clients who are buying leasehold properties and to avoid possible breaches of our requirements.
29 July 2022
Clarifies the position of SRA-authorised firms following the introduction of new regulatory requirements relating to pre-paid funeral plans.
20 July 2022
To help you understand the approach we take when deciding whether to issue proceedings in the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.
30 June 2022
To highlight issues to consider before receiving and accepting instructions from vulnerable clients or third parties acting on their behalf.
30 June 2022
To help you understand your obligation to keep clients' information confidential.
8 March 2022
Guidance to explain your obligations when you are linked with a separate business.
4 March 2022
This guidance is to help you understand your obligations and how to comply with them. We will have regard to it when exercising our regulatory functions.
22 February 2022
To enable those who are closing down their practice to protect the interests of their clients and comply with our Standards and Regulations.
28 January 2022
Concerns have been raised about the restrictions that are placed on solicitors and registered European lawyers (RELs) who normally practise through an SRA authorised body, an authorised non-SRA firm (together described below as an authorised firm) or any other business and want to be able to administer oaths or statutory declarations outside their normal practice.
