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Application of the SRA Principles outside practice

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5: Application of the SRA Principles outside practice

5.1

In relation to activities which fall outside practice, whether undertaken as a lawyer or in some other business or private capacity, Principles 1, 2 and 6 apply to you if you are a solicitor, REL or RFL.