Individual Authorisation

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Glossary terms

period of recognised training

means training required under the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations

solicitor

means a person who has been admitted as a solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales and whose name is on the roll.

register of European lawyers

means the register of European lawyers maintained by the SRA under regulation 15 of the European Communities (Lawyer's Practice) Regulations 2000 (SI 2000/1119)

register of foreign lawyers

means the register of foreign lawyers maintained by the SRA under section 89 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990

lawyer

means a member of one of the following professions, entitled to practise as such:

  1. the profession of solicitor, barrister or advocate of the UK;
  2. an authorised person other than one authorised by the SRA;
  3. any profession approved by the SRA for RFL status; and
  4. any other regulated legal profession specified by the SRA for the purpose of this definition
foreign lawyer

has the meaning given in section 89(9) of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990