SRA Glossary

means the undertaking by an individual of the following programmes of study which satisfy the requirements of the Joint Statement:

1. a Qualifying Law Degree;
2. a CPE;
3. an Exempting Law Degree; or
4. an Integrated Course;

at an approved education provider

means the period for which your accounts are made up, and that:

1. begins at the end of the previous accounting period; and
2. comprises a period of 12 months unless you change the period for which your accounts are ordinarily made up or the accounting period covers your first report or a report after a break from practice in which case the accounting period may be for a period of less than 12 months or for more than 12 months, up to a maximum period of 18 months

means all reconciliations, bank and building society statements (paper or electronic), original passbooks, signed letters of engagement with reporting accountants, the accountants' reports (whether qualified or not), any client's written instructions to hold client money other than in accordance with these rules, records and documents, including electronic records, relating to any third party managed accounts and any other records or documents necessary to show compliance with the SRA Accounts Rules

means a panel of lay and legally qualified persons engaged by the SRA for the purpose of making regulatory decisions, and whose adjudication work is functionally separate to the work of the SRA’s operational functions, including its investigation, supervision and authorisation functions.

means a legally qualified person engaged by the SRA for the purpose of making regulatory decisions, and whose adjudication work is functionally separate to the work of the SRA's operational functions, including its investigation, supervision and authorisation functions. The term adjudicator includes an adjudication panel when the context permits.

means the Administration of Justice Act 1985

has the meaning given to "IDD ancillary insurance intermediary" in the FCA Handbook

means for the purposes of the SRA Compensation Fund Rules a person applying for a grant out of the Compensation Fund.

means a provider recognised by the SRA as providing a Qualifying Law Degree, CPE, Exempting Law Degree, or an Integrated Course

means any body listed as an approved regulator in paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to the LSA or designated as an approved regulator by an order under paragraph 17 of that Schedule

includes money, documents, wills, deeds, investments and other property

means:

1. a body that has been authorised by the SRA to practise as a licensed body or a recognised body; or
2. a sole practitioner's practice that has been authorised by the SRA as a recognised sole practice

in relation to a decision, means a person authorised to make that decision by the SRA under a schedule of delegation

means a provider recognised by the SRA as providing the Legal Practice Course or the Professional Skills Course

has the meaning given in section 87(1A), (1B) and (1C) of the SA

means a firm which is authorised to carry on legal activities as defined in section 12 of the LSA by an approved regulator other than the SRA

1. subject to sub-paragraph below, means a person who is authorised by the SRA or another approved regulator to carry on a legal activity as defined under s12 of the LSA and the term "non-authorised person" shall be construed accordingly; and
2. in the SRA Financial Services (Scope) Rules, has the meaning given in section 31 of the FSMA

means a person authorised by the SRA under the SRA Education, Training and Assessment Provider Regulations to take on and train a trainee

has the meaning given in section 87(1) of the SA

means a person called to the Bar by one of the Inns of Court and who has completed pupillage and is authorised by the General Council of the Bar to practise as a barrister

means a person with a beneficial entitlement to funds held by the SRA on statutory trust

means a list of potential beneficial entitlements to statutory trust monies which, in cases where it is not possible to create a reconciled list, is, in the view of the SRA, the most reliable that can be achieved with a reasonable and proportionate level of work taking into account the circumstances of the intervention and the nature of the evidence available

means a building society within the meaning of the Building Societies Act 1986

has the meaning given in the FCA Handbook

means where the insured firm's practice ceases during the period of insurance or after the period of insurance in circumstances where the insured firm has not obtained insurance complying with the MTC and incepting on and with effect from the day immediately following the expiry of the policy period

means the period commencing on the expiry of the extended policy period where, during the extended policy period the relevant authorised body has not ceased practice or obtained a policy of qualifying insurance incepting with effect on and from the day immediately following expiration of the policy period, and ending on the date which is the earlier to occur of:

1. the date, if any, on which the authorised body obtains a policy of qualifying insurance incepting with effect on and from the day immediately following expiration of the policy period;
2. the date which is 90 days after the commencement of the extended policy period; or
3. the date on which the insured firm's practice ceases

includes fitness and propriety under rule 13.1 of the SRA Authorisation of Firms Rules

has the meaning given in section 1 of the Charities Act 2011

means the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales; the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland; the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants; or the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland

means an incident, occurrence, fact, matter, act or omission which may give rise to a claim in respect of civil liability.

means

1. in the SRA Indemnity Fund Rules and SRA Indemnity Insurance Rules,a demand for, or an assertion of a right to, civil compensation or civil damages or an intimation of an intention to seek such compensation or damages. For these purposes, an obligation on an insured firm and/or any insured to remedy a breach of the SRA Accounts Rules, or any rules which replace them in whole or in part, shall be treated as a claim, and the obligation to remedy such breach shall be treated as a civil liability for the purposes of clause 1 of the MTC, whether or not any person makes a demand for, or an assertion of a right to, civil compensation or civil damages or an intimation of an intention to seek such compensation or damages as a result of such breach, except where any such obligation may arise as a result of the insolvency of a bank (as defined in section 87 of the SA) or a building society which holds client money in a client account of the insured firm or the failure of such bank or building society generally to repay monies on demand; and
2. in the SRA Claims Management Fees Rules, any claim for compensation, restitution, repayment or any other remedy or relief in respect of loss or damage or in respect of an obligation, whether pursuant to an order of a competent court or court or tribunal or pursuant to a statutory redress or compensation scheme

means:

1. a person making a claim to statutory trust monies; and
2. in the SRA Indemnity Insurance Rules and the MTC, a person or entity which has made or may make a claim including a claim for contribution or indemnity

means the person for whom you act and, where the context permits, includes prospective and former clients

in the SRA Financial Services (Scope) Rules, in relation to any regulated financial services activities carried on by an authorised body for a trust or the estate of a deceased person (including a controlled trust), means the trustees or personal representatives in their capacity as such and not any person who is a beneficiary under the trust or interested in the estate

has the meaning given to it in the SRA Accounts Rules

has the meaning given in rule 2.1 of the SRA Accounts Rules

means money held or received by your overseas practice:

1. relating to services delivered by your overseas practice to a client;
2. on behalf of a third party in relation to services delivered by your overseas practice (such as money held as agent, stakeholder or held to the sender's order);
3. as a trustee or as the holder of a specified office or appointment;
4. in respect of fees and any unpaid disbursements if held or received prior to delivery of a bill for the same

means a compliance officer for finance and administration and in relation to a licensable body is a reference to its HOFA

means compliance officer for legal practice and in relation to a licensable body is a reference to its HOLP

means the Companies Act 1985 and the Companies Act 2006

means a company incorporated in a state to which the Establishment of Lawyers Directive 98/5/EC applies and registered under the Companies Acts or a societas Europaea

means any situation in which two or more clients are competing for an "objective" which, if attained by one client, will make that "objective" unattainable to the other client or clients, and "objective" means an asset, contract or business opportunity which two or more clients are seeking to acquire or recover through a liquidation (or some other form of insolvency process) or by means of an auction or tender process or a bid or offer, but not a public takeover

is a reference to a body's COLP or its COFA

means any computer, hardware, software, communications system, electronic device (including, but not limited to, smart phone, laptop, tablet, wearable device), server, cloud or microcontroller including any similar system or any configuration of the aforementioned and including any associated input, output, data storage device, networking equipment or back up facility.

means a situation where your separate duties to act in the best interests of two or more clients in relation to the same or a related matters conflict.

means a body providing legal services, established outside England and Wales which is not an overseas practice or an excluded body but is otherwise connected to an authorised body in England and Wales, by virtue of:

1. being a parent undertaking, within the meaning of section 1162 of the Companies Act 2006, of the authorised body;
2. being jointly managed or owned, or having a partner, member or owner in common, or controlled by or, with the authorised body;
3. participating in a joint enterprise or across its practice generally, sharing costs, revenue or profits related to the provision of legal services with the authorised body; or
4. common branding,

   
   and in this definition:

   1. a "body" means a natural person or company, LLP or partnership or other body corporate or unincorporated association or business entity; and
   2. an "excluded body" means a body which is part of:
      1. a Verein or similar group structure involving more than one body providing legal services in respect of which the authorised body in England and Wales connected to it is not regarded as being the body which is the headquarters of that Verein or similar group structure or a significant part of it;
      2. a joint practice, alliance or association or association with the authorised body in England and Wales connected to it which is controlled by a body providing legal services outside England and Wales; or
      3. a group of affiliated bodies providing legal services which is not managed or controlled by an authorised body in England and Wales
   3. A "joint enterprise" means any contractual arrangements between two or more independent bodies which provide legal services, for profit and/or other defined purpose or goal which apply generally between them, not just agreed on a matter by matter basis
   4. "Common branding" means the use of a name, term, design, symbol, words or a combination of these that identifies two or more legal practices as distinct from other legal practices or an express statement that a legal practice is practising in association with one or more other named firms

means consent given to a client for a firm to make one or more requests to a payment service provider for one or more payments from the client's payment account, but excluding:

1. a direct debit to which the direct debit guarantee applies; and
2. separate consent given by a client to a firm, following the making of the regulated credit agreement, for the firm to make a single request to a payment service provider for one payment of a specified amount from the client's payment account on the same day as the consent is given or on a specified day

means (in accordance with article 3(1) of the Regulated Activities Order) any contract of insurance which is a long-term insurance contract or a general insurance contract

means contributions previously made to the fund in accordance with Part III of the Solicitors' Indemnity Rules 2012 (or any earlier corresponding provisions), and any additional sums paid in accordance with Rule 16 of the SRA Indemnity Fund Rules.

means any service provided to the insured or any other party acting on behalf of the insured by an internet services provider, telecommunications provider, or cloud provider.

means your fees and disbursements

has the meaning given in section 87 of the SA.

means any court, tribunal or inquiry of England and Wales, or a British court martial, or any court of another jurisdiction

means the Common Professional Examination, namely, a course, including assessments and examinations, approved by the SRA on behalf of the SRA and Bar Standards Board for the purposes of completing the academic stage of training for those who have not satisfactorily completed a Qualifying Law Degree

has the meaning given by article 60B(3) of the Regulated Activities Order

means an activity of the kind specified in article 36A of the Regulated Activities Order.

means a card, check, voucher, coupon, stamp, form, booklet or other document or thing given to a client by a person carrying on a credit-related regulated financial services activity ("the provider"), who undertakes that:

1. on production of it (whether or not some other action is also required) the provider will supply cash, goods or services (or any of them) on credit; or
2. where, on the production of it to a third party (whether or not any other action is also required), the third party supplies cash, goods and services (or any of them), the provider will pay the third party for them (whether or not deducting any discount or commission), in return for payment to the provider by the client and the provider shall, without prejudice to the definition of credit, be taken to provide credit drawn on whenever a third party supplies the client with cash, goods or services, and

the use of an object to operate a machine provided by the person giving the object or a third party shall be treated as the production of the object to that person or third party

means any of the following activities specified in Part 2 or 3A of the Regulated Activities Order:

1. entering into a regulated credit agreement as lender (article 60B(1));
2. exercising, or having the right to exercise, the lender's rights and duties under a regulated credit agreement (article 60B(2));
3. credit broking (article 36A);
4. debt adjusting (article 39D(1) and (2));
5. debt counselling (article 39E(1) and (2));
6. debt collecting (article 39F(1) and (2));
7. debt administration (article 39G(1) and (2));
8. entering into a regulated consumer hire agreement as owner (article 60N(1));
9. exercising, or having the right to exercise, the owner's rights and duties under a regulated consumer hire agreement (article 60N(2));
10. providing credit information services (article 89A);
11. providing credit references (article 89B);
12. operating an electronic system in relation to lending (article 36H);
13. agreeing to carry on a regulated activity (article 64) so far as relevant to any of the activities (a) to (l),

which is carried on by way of business and relates to a specified investment applicable to that activity or, in the case of (j) and (k), relates to information about a person's financial standing

means an unauthorised, malicious or criminal act or series of related unauthorised, malicious or criminal acts, regardless of time and place, or the threat or hoax thereof, involving access to, processing of, use of or operation of any computer system.

means any applicable data protection and privacy legislation or regulations in any country, province, state, territory or jurisdiction which govern the use, confidentiality, integrity, security and protection of personal data or any guidance or codes of practice relating to personal data issued by any data protection regulator or authority from time to time (all as amended, updated or re-enacted from time to time).

means a non-statutory agreement between a client and one or more of the client's lenders the aim of which is to discharge or liquidate the client's debts, by making regular payments to a third party which administers the plan and distributes the money to the lenders

has the meaning given in rule 5 of the SRA Compensation Fund Rules.

means legal costs and disbursements and investigative and related expenses reasonably and necessarily incurred with the consent of the insurer in:

1. defending any proceedings relating to a claim; or
2. conducting any proceedings for indemnity, contribution or recovery relating to a claim; or
3. investigating, reducing, avoiding or compromising any actual or potential claim; or
4. acting for any insured in connection with any investigation, inquiry or disciplinary proceeding (save in respect of any disciplinary proceeding under the authority of the SRA or the Tribunal),

and does not include any internal or overhead expenses of the insured firm or the insurer or the cost of any insured's time.

means a UK degree, awarded at level 6 (or above) of the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications, by a recognised degree-awarding body

means a director of a company; and in relation to a societas Europaea includes:

1. in a two-tier system, a member of the management organ and a member of the supervisory organ; and
2. in a one-tier system, a member of the administrative organ

means any costs or expenses paid or to be paid to a third party on behalf of the client or trust (including any VAT element) save for office expenses such as postage and courier fees

has the meaning given in the Equality Act 2010

means any instrument which:

1. enables the recipient to store information personally addressed to them in a way accessible for future reference and for a period of time adequate for the purposes of the information; and
2. allows the unchanged reproduction of the information stored

means a principal of a previous practice where:

(i)

that previous practice ceased on or before 31 August 2000; and

(ii)

a relevant claim is made in respect of any matter which would have given rise to an entitlement of the principal to indemnity out of the fund under the Solicitors' Indemnity Rules 1999 had the claim been notified to Solicitors Indemnity Fund Limited on 31 August 2000; and

(iii)

the principal has not at any time been a "principal" of the relevant successor practice ("principal" having the meaning applicable to the SIIR); and

(iv)

at the time that the relevant claim is made the principal is not a "principal" in "private practice" ("principal" and "private practice" having the meanings applicable to the SIIR).

means an individual who is:

1. engaged under a contract of service by a person, firm or organisation or its wholly owned service company;
2. engaged under a contract for services, made between a firm or organisation and:
   1. that individual;
   2. an employment agency; or
   3. a company which is not held out to the public as providing legal services and is wholly owned and directed by that individual, or

under which the person, firm or organisation has exclusive control over the individual's time for all or part of the individual's working week, save that:

1. for the purposes of the SRA Financial Services (Scope) Rules, means an individual who is employed in connection with the firm's regulated financial services activities under a contract of service or under a contract for services such that he or she is held out as an employee or consultant of the firm
2. for the purposes of the SRA Indemnity Insurance Rules and the MTC, means any person other than a principal:
   1. employed or otherwise engaged in the insured firm's practice (including under a contract for services) including, without limitation, as a solicitor, lawyer, trainee solicitor or trainee lawyer, consultant, associate, locum tenens, agent, appointed person, office or clerical staff member or otherwise;
   2. seconded to work in the insured firm's practice; or
   3. seconded by the insured firm to work elsewhere,

   but does not include any person who is engaged by the insured firm under a contract for services in respect of any work where that person is required, whether under the SRA Indemnity Insurance Rules or under the rules of any other professional body, to take out or to be insured under separate professional indemnity insurance in respect of that work

and the term "employer" is to be construed accordingly

means the Establishment of Lawyers Directive 98/5/EC.

means:

1. professional activity regulated by the SRA in a state whose legal profession is a full, an associate or an observer member of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE state) other than the UK, whether or not you are physically present in that CCBE state; and
2. any professional contact regulated by the SRA with a lawyer of a CCBE state other than the UK,

excluding professional contacts and professional activities taking place within a firm or in-house legal department

means the first amount of a claim which is not covered by the insurance

means a transaction which is effected by an authorised body for a client where the authorised body assumes on reasonable grounds that the client is not relying on the authorised body as to the merits or suitability of that transaction

in the SRA Financial Services (Scope) Rules means a person who is exempt from the general prohibition as a result of an exemption order made under section 38(1) or as a result of section 39(1) or 285(2) or (3) of the FSMA and who, in engaging in the activity in question, is acting in the course of business in respect of which that person is exempt

means a Qualifying Law Degree incorporating a Legal Practice Course, approved by the SRA

means instructions to carry out legal activities as defined in section 12 of the LSA received by an authorised body from a client, which the body has accepted, on terms that have been agreed by the client, prior to the body becoming subject to cover under the cessation period

has the meaning given in section 20 of the European (Withdrawal) Act 2018

means any claim made against the Indemnity Fund for indemnity under the SRA Indemnity Fund Rules in respect of which no preceding qualifying insurance remains in force to cover such claim, by reason only of:

1. the run-off cover provided or required to be provided under the policy having been activated; and
2. the sixth anniversary of the date on which cover under such qualifying insurance would have ended but for the activation of such run-off cover having passed; or
3. (in the case of a firm in default or a run-off firm) the period of run-off cove provided or required to be provided under arrangements made to cover such claim through the ARP having expired.

means either:

1. (unless (ii) below applies) the terms of the preceding qualifying insurance, excluding clause 5 (Run-off cover) of the MTC, as if it were a contract between the SRA and the firm or person making an expired run-off claim; or
2. where they are provided to the SRA prior to payment of the claim, the terms of the preceding qualifying insurance, provided that:
   1. references in the preceding qualifying insurance to the qualifying insurer that issued such insurance shall be read as references to the SRA;
   2. any obligation owed by any insured under the preceding qualifying insurance to the qualifying insurer which issued such insurance shall be deemed to be owed to the SRA in place of such qualifying insurer, unless and to the extent that the SRA in its absolute discretion otherwise agrees;
   3. the obligations of the Indemnity Fund and/or any insured in respect of an expired run-off claim shall neither exceed nor be less than the requirements of the MTC which, in accordance with the applicable SIIR, such preceding qualifying insurance included or was required to include.

The SRA shall be under no obligation to take any steps to obtain the terms of any such preceding qualifying insurance, which for these purposes includes the terms on which it was written in respect of the insured firm or person in question, and not merely a standard policy wording.

means the period commencing at the end of the policy period and ending on the date which is the earlier to occur of:

1. the date, if any, on which the firm obtains a policy of qualifying insurance incepting on and with effect from the day immediately following the expiration of the policy period;
2. the date which is 30 days after the end of the policy period; or
3. the date on which the insured firm's practice ceases

means the Financial Conduct Authority

means the maximum amount that may be charged under the PPI fee restriction or the financial products and services fee restriction

means your own charges or profit costs (including any VAT element)

includes any commission, discount or rebate, but does not include your fees or interest earned on any client account

means the restrictions on charges provided for under rule 2.3 of the SRA Claims Management Fees Rules

means the record maintained by the FCA as required by section 347 of the FSMA and including those persons who carry on, or are proposing to carry on, insurance distribution activities

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

means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.

means the fund established and maintained under rule 1.1 of the SRA Compensation Fund Rules.

means any contract of insurance within Part I of Schedule 1 to the Regulated Activities Order

means:

1. claims pursued under a Collective Proceedings Order made under Part 5 of the Competition Appeal Tribunal Rules 2015;
2. joint claims made under one claim form in accordance with rule 7.3 of the Civil Procedures Rules 1998;
3. an action where a competent court has made an order consolidating multiple claims under rule 3.1(2)(g) of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998;
4. claims made under a Group Litigation Order made pursuant to rule 19.11 of the Civil Court Procedure Rules 1998; or
5. a Financial Markets Test Case pursued in accordance with CPR Practice Direction 63AA

means a regulated credit agreement:

1. which is a borrower-lender agreement or a P2P agreement;
2. in relation to which the APR is equal to or exceeds 100%;
3. either:
   1. in relation to which a financial promotion indicates (by express words or otherwise) that the credit is to be provided for any period up to a maximum of 12 months or otherwise indicates (by express words or otherwise) that the credit is to be provided for a short term; or
   2. under which the credit is due to be repaid or substantially repaid within a maximum of 12 months of the date on which the credit is advanced;
4. which is not secured by a mortgage, charge or pledge; and
5. which is not:
   1. a credit agreement in relation to which the lender is a community finance organisation; or
   2. a home credit loan agreement, a bill of sale loan agreement or a borrower-lender agreement enabling a borrower to overdraw on a current account or arising where the holder of a current account overdraws on the account without a pre-arranged overdraft or exceeds a pre-arranged overdraft limit

means the Crown Court, High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court in England and Wales

means either:

1. Higher Courts (Civil Advocacy) Qualification which entitles the solicitor or REL to exercise rights of audience in all civil proceedings in the higher courts, including judicial review proceedings in any court arising from any criminal cause; or
2. Higher Courts (Criminal Advocacy) Qualification which entitles the solicitor or REL to exercise rights of audience in all criminal proceedings in the higher courts and judicial review proceedings in any court arising from any criminal cause

means a Head of Finance and Administration within the meaning of paragraph 13(2) of Schedule 11 to the LSA

means a Head of Legal Practice within the meaning of paragraph 11(2) of Schedule 11 to the LSA

has the meaning given in the FCA Handbook

means Directive (EU) 2016/97 on insurance distribution

means the provision of immigration advice and immigration services, as defined in section 82 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999

means the fund maintained in accordance with the SRA Indemnity Fund Rules.

means:

1. in the SRA Indemnity Insurance Rules and the MTC, the period of one year starting on 1 September 2000, 2001 or 2002, the period of 13 calendar months starting on 1 September 2003, or the period of one year starting on 1 October in any subsequent calendar year
2. in the SRA Indemnity Fund Rules, the period of one year commencing on 1 September in any calendar year from 1987 to 2002 inclusive, the period of 13 calendar months commencing on 1 September 2003, and the period of one year commencing on 1 October in any subsequent calendar year.

means in relation to a participating insurer:

1. the appointment of a provisional liquidator, administrator, receiver or an administrative receiver;
2. the approval of a voluntary arrangement under Part I of the Insolvency Act 1986 or the making of any other form of arrangement, composition or compounding with its creditors generally;
3. the passing of a resolution for voluntary winding up where the winding up is or becomes a creditors' voluntary winding up under Part IV of the Insolvency Act 1986;
4. the making of a winding up order by the court;
5. the making of an order by the court reducing the value of one or more of the participating insurer's contracts under section 377 of FSMA; or
6. the occurrence of any event analogous to any of the foregoing insolvency events in any jurisdiction outside England and Wales.

has the meaning given in the FCA Handbook

means any of the following regulated activities as specified in the Regulated Activities Order which are carried on in relation to a contract of insurance or rights to or interests in a life policy:

1. dealing in investments as agent (article 21) 
2. arranging (bringing about) deals in investments (article 25(1))
3. making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments (article 25(2))
4. assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance (article 39A)
5. advising on investments (except peer to peer agreements) (article 53(1))
6. agreeing to carry on a regulated activity in (a) to (e) above (article 64).

means the individual within the management structure of the firm who is responsible for insurance distribution activity

has the meaning given to 'IDD insurance intermediary' in the FCA Handbook

has the meaning given in the FCA Handbook

has the meaning given to "IDD insurance undertaking" in the FCA Handbook

has the meaning given in the FCA Handbook

means each person and entity named or described as a person to whom the insurance extends and includes, without limitation, those referred to in clause 1.3 in the MTC

means the authorised body which contracted with the insurer to provide the insurance

means:

1. the legal practice carried on by the insured firm as at the commencement of the period of insurance; and
2. the continuous legal practice preceding and succeeding the practice referred to in paragraph (i) (irrespective of changes in ownership of the practice)

means:

1. for the purposes of the SRA Financial Services (Conduct of Business) Rules 2001 a firm with permission to effect or carry out contracts of insurance (other than a bank); and
2. for the purposes of the SRA Indemnity Insurance Rules and the MTC the underwriter(s) of the insurance

means a course incorporating the foundations of legal knowledge as set out in the Academic Stage Handbook and the Legal Practice Course

includes a sum in lieu of interest

means a person who has an interest or an indirect interest, or holds a material interest, in a body (and "indirect interest" and "interest" have the same meaning as in the LSA), and references to "holds an interest" shall be construed accordingly

means the solicitor, recognised body, licensed body, REL RFL or RSL whose practice or practices are the subject of an intervention

means the exercise of the powers specified in section 35 of and Schedule 1 to the SA, or section 9 of and paragraphs 32 to 35 of Schedule 2 to the AJA, or section 89 of and paragraph 5 of Schedule 14 to the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990, or section 102 of and Schedule 14 to the LSA

means any person, business or organisation who or that introduces or refers clients to your business, or recommends your business to clients or otherwise puts you and clients in touch with each other

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 or RSL status; and
4. any other regulated legal profession specified by the SRA for the purpose of this definition

means:

1. a solicitor; or
2. an individual who is authorised to carry on legal activities in England and Wales by an approved regulator other than the SRA, but excludes an individual registered with the Bar Standards Board under the European Communities (Lawyer’s Practice) Regulations 2000 to the extent that they continue to have effect in accordance with Services of Lawyers and Lawyer’s Practice (Revocation etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

means the insurer named as such in the contract of insurance in accordance with clause 2.6 of the MTC

means the scheme administered by the Office for Legal Complaints under Part 6 of the LSA

includes a legal or equitable charge and, in Scotland, a heritable security

means a course provided by an authorised education provider which meets the prescribed requirements

has the meaning given in section 9A of the AJA

has the meaning given in section 9A(6) of the AJA save that, for a body to meet the management and control requirements enabling it to fall within section 9A(6)(h), it must be:

1. a recognised body;
2. a licensed body in which lawyers are entitled to exercise, or control the exercise of more than 90 percent of the voting rights of that licensed body;
3. an authorised non-SRA firm in which lawyers are entitled to exercise, or control the exercise of more than 90 percent of the voting rights of that authorised non-SRA firm

has the meaning given in section 72 of the LSA

means a body licensed by the SRA under section 71(2) of the LSA in accordance with the SRA Authorisation of Firms Rules

means a person with permission to effect or carry out long-term insurance contracts

means a long-term insurance contract other than a pure protection contract or a reinsurance contract, but including a pension policy

means a limited liability partnership incorporated under the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000

has the meaning given in Part II of Schedule 1 to the Regulated Activities Order

means the Legal Services Act 2007

means:

1. the sole principal in a recognised sole practice;
2. a member of a LLP;
3. a director of a company;
4. a partner in a partnership; or
5. in relation to any other body, a member of its governing body

means an insurer under a master policy.

Means a policy referred to in Rule 5 of the SRA Indemnity Fund Rules.

has the meaning given to it in Schedule 13 to the LSA

means the Mortgage Credit Directive 2014/17/EU on credit agreements for consumers relating to residential immovable property

has the meaning given in the FCA Handbook

1. (unless (ii) below applies) means:
   1. in relation to a company, a person who has agreed to be a member of the company and whose name is entered in the company's register of members; and
   2. in relation to an LLP, a member of that LLP
2. for the purposes of the SRA Indemnity Fund Rules, means a member of a practice, being:
   1. any principal (including any principal) therein;
   2. any director or officer thereof, in the case of a recognised body or a licensed body which is a company;
   3. any member thereof in the case of a recognised body or a licensed body which is an LLP;
   4. any recognised body or a licensed body which is a partner or held out to be a partner therein and any officer of such recognised body or a licensed body which is a company, or any member of such recognised body or a licensed body which is an LLP;
   5. any person employed in connection therewith (including any RSL or trainee solicitor);
   6. any solicitor or REL who is a consultant to or associate in the practice;
   7. any foreign lawyer who is not an REL and who is a consultant or associate in the practice; and

   any solicitor or foreign lawyer who is working in the practice as an agent or locum tenens, whether he or she is so working under a
   contract of service or contract for services; and includes the estate and/or personal representative(s) of any such persons.

means a payment that includes both client money and non-client money

means the minimum terms and conditions with which a policy of qualifying insurance is required by the SRA Indemnity Insurance Rules to comply, a copy of which is annexed as an annex 1 to those rules.

means a body that falls within section 23(2) of the LSA

means a regulated financial services activity of an authorised body regulated by the FCA in relation to which the conditions in the Professional Firms' Sourcebook (5.2.1R) are satisfied

means a sole practitioner, partnership, LLP or company which is not authorised to practise by the SRA, and which is either:

1. authorised or capable of being authorised to practise by another approved regulator; or
2. not capable of being authorised to practise by any approved regulator

means any scheme or arrangement which is comprised in one or more documents or agreements and which has, or is capable of having, effect in relation to one or more descriptions or categories of employment so as to provide benefits, in the form of pensions or otherwise, payable on termination of service, or on death or retirement, to or in respect of earners with qualifying service in an employment of any such description or category

means outside England and Wales

means an account at a bank or similar institution, subject to supervision by a public authority, which is used only for the purpose of holding client money and the title, designation or account detail allow the account to be identified as belonging to the client or clients of a solicitor or REL, or that they are being held subject to a trust

1. means:
   1. a branch office of an authorised body;
   2. a subsidiary company of an authorised body;
   3. a subsidiary undertaking, within the meaning of section 1162 of the Companies Act 2006, of an authorised body;
   4. an entity whose business, management or ownership are otherwise in fact or law controlled by an authorised body;
   5. an individual acting as a representative (whether as an employee or agent) of an authorised body; or
   6. a sole principal whose business, management or ownership are otherwise in fact or law controlled by an authorised body,

   established outside England and Wales and providing legal services; and

2. in the SRA Indemnity Fund Rules means a practice carried on wholly from an overseas office or offices, including a practice deemed to be a separate practice by virtue of paragraph (ii) of the definition of separate practice.

means any situation where your duty to act in the best interests of any client in relation to a matter conflicts, or there is a significant risk that it may conflict, with your own interests in relation to that or a related matter

means, in relation to a body, a person with any interest in the body, save that:

1. in the SRA Authorisation of Firms Rules, and the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations, owner means any person who holds a material interest in an authorised body, and in the case of a partnership, any partner regardless of whether they hold a material interest in the partnership; and
2. for the purposes of the SRA Principles and the SRA Code of Conduct for Firms means a person who holds a material interest in the body; and
3. for the purposes of the SRA Assessment of Character and Suitability Rules includes owners who have no active role in the running of the business as well as owners who do,

and "own" and "owned" shall be construed accordingly

means any solicitors appointed in accordance with Rule 14.15 of the SRA
Indemnity Fund Rules.

has the meaning given in annex 2 to the SRA Indemnity Insurance Rules

means an authorised insurer which has entered into a participating insurer's agreement with the SRA which remains in force for the purposes of underwriting new business at the date on which the relevant contract of qualifying insurance is made

means an agreement in such terms as the SRA may prescribe setting out the terms and conditions on which a participating insurer may provide professional indemnity insurance to solicitors and others in private legal practice in England and Wales

means a person who is or is held out as a partner in a partnership

means a body that is not a body corporate in which persons are, or are held out as, partners

means any article subject to a pledge

means a person who takes any article in pawn and includes any person to whom the rights and duties of the original pawnee have passed by assignment or operation of law

includes any form of consideration whether any benefit is received by you or by a third party (but does not include the provision of hospitality that is reasonable in the circumstances) and "pay" and "paid" shall be construed accordingly

means a right to benefits obtained by the making of contributions to an occupational pension scheme or to a personal pension scheme, where the contributions are paid to a life office

means the period for which the insurance operates

means training required under the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations

includes a body of persons (corporate or unincorporated)

means any scheme or arrangement which is not an occupational pension scheme or a stakeholder pension scheme and which is comprised in one or more instruments or agreements, having or capable of having effect so as to provide benefits to or in respect of people on retirement, or on having reached a particular age, or on termination of service in an employment

means a recommendation that is presented as suitable for the person to whom it is made, or is based on a consideration of the circumstances of that person

means a pawnee's rights over an article taken in pawn

means:

1. for the purposes of the SRA Financial Services (Conduct of Business) Rules 2001 the meaning given in the FCA Handbook; and
2. for the purposes of the SRA Indemnity Insurance Rules and the MTC a contract of professional indemnity insurance made between one or more persons, each of which is a participating insurer, and an authorised body

means the period of insurance in respect of which risks may attach under a policy, but excluding the extended policy period and the cessation period

means the restrictions on charges provided for under sections 29 and 31 of the Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018

means the whole or such part of the private legal practice of an authorised body as is carried on from one or more offices in England and Wales; save for in the SRA Indemnity Fund Rules where it means a practice to the extent that:

1. in relation to a licensed body, it carries on regulated activities; and
2. in all other cases, it carries on private practice providing professional services as a sole solicitor or REL or as a partnership of a type referred to in Rule 6.1(d) to 6.1(f) of the SRA Indemnity Fund Rules and consisting of or including one or more solicitors and/or RELs, and shall include the business or practice carried on by a recognised body in the providing of professional services such as are provided by individuals practising in private legal practice as solicitors and/or RELs or by such individuals in partnership with RFLs, whether such practice is carried on by the recognised body alone or in partnership with one or more solicitors, RELs and/or other recognised bodies.

means the standards published by the SRA which set out the practice skills trainees will develop during the period of recognised training and use when qualified

means the conduct of a practice:

1. of an overseas practice;
2. of a manager, member or owner of an overseas practice in that capacity;
3. of a solicitor established outside England and Wales for the purpose of providing legal services in an overseas jurisdiction;
4. of an REL established in Scotland or Northern Ireland for the purpose of providing legal services in those jurisdictions; and
5. of a RSL established outside England and Wales for the purpose of providing legal services in an overseas jurisdiction

means, in the case of any firm or person who makes an expired run-off claim, the policy of qualifying insurance which previously provided run-off cover in respect of that firm or person, or which was required to provide such cover, or (in the case of a firm in default or a run-off firm) arrangements to provide such run-off cover through the ARP.

means prescribed by the SRA from time to time

means any practice which shall have ceased to exist as such for whatever reason, including by reason of:

(i)

any death, retirement or addition of principals; or

(ii)

any split or cession of the whole or part of its practice to another without any change of principals.

means (unless paragraph (c) of this definition applies):

1. where the authorised body is or was:
   1. a recognised sole practice - the sole practitioner;
   2. a partnership - each partner;
   3. a company with a share capital - each director of that company and any person who:
      1. is held out as a director; or
      2. beneficially owns the whole or any part of a share in the company; or
      3. is the ultimate beneficial owner of the whole or any part of a share in the company;
   4. a company without a share capital - each director of that company and any person who:
      1. is held out as a director; or
      2. is a member of the company; or
      3. is the ultimate owner of the whole or any part of a body corporate or other legal person which is a member of the company;
   5. an LLP - each member of that LLP, and any person who is the ultimate owner of the whole or any part of a body corporate or other legal person which is a member of the LLP;
2. where a body corporate or other legal person is a partner in the authorised body, any person who is within paragraph (a)(iii) of this definition (including sub-paragraphs (A) and (C)), paragraph (a)(iv) of this definition (including sub-paragraphs (A) and (C)), or paragraph (a)(v) of this definition
3. in the SRA Indemnity Fund Rules, means:
   1. a solicitor who is a partner or a sole solicitor within the meaning of section 87 of the SA, or an REL who is a partner, or who is a sole practitioner, or an RFL who is a partner, and includes any solicitor, REL or RFL held out as a principal; and
   2. additionally in relation to a practice carried on by a recognised body or a licensed body alone, or a practice in which a recognised body or a licensed body is or is held out to be a partner:
      1. a solicitor, REL or RFL (and in the case of a licensed body any other person) who:
         1. beneficially owns the whole or any part of a share in such recognised body or licensed body (in each case, where it is a company with a share capital); or
         2. is a member of such recognised body or licensed body (in each case, where it is a company without a share capital or an LLP or a partnership with legal personality); or
      2. a solicitor, REL or RFL  (and in the case of a licensed body any other person) who is:
         1. the ultimate beneficial owner of the whole or any part of a share in such recognised body or licensed body (in each case, where the recognised body or licensed body is a company with a share capital); or
         2. the ultimate owner of a member or any part of a member of such recognised body or licensed body (in each case, where the recognised body or licensed body is a company without a share capital or an LLP or a partnership with legal personality).

means each practice to which the insured firm's practice is ultimately a successor practice by way of one or more mergers, acquisitions, absorptions or other transitions, but does not include any such practice which has elected to be insured under run-off cover in accordance with clause 5.5 of the MTC

means (unless paragraph (ii) of this definition applies):

1. the provision of services in private practice as a solicitor, REL or RSL in an authorised body including, without limitation:
   1. providing such services in England, Wales or anywhere in the world in a recognised sole practice, a recognised body or a licensed body (in respect of an activity regulated by the SRA in accordance with the terms of the body's licence);
   2. the provision of such services as a secondee of the insured firm;
   3. any insured acting as a personal representative, trustee, attorney, notary, insolvency practitioner or in any other role in conjunction with a practice;
   4. the provision of such services by any employee; and
   5. the provision of such services pro bono;

   but does not include:

   1. discharging the functions of any of the following offices or appointments:
      1. judicial office;
      2. Under Sheriffs;
      3. members and clerks of such tribunals, committees, panels and boards as the Council may from time to time designate but including those subject to the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992, the Competition Commission, Legal Services Commission Review Panels, Legal Aid Agency Review Panels and Parole Boards;
      4. Justices' Clerks; or
      5. Superintendent Registrars and Deputy Superintendent Registrars of Births, Marriages and Deaths and Registrars of Local Crematoria
2. in the SRA Indemnity Fund Rules, means the provision of services in private practice as a solicitor or REL in an authorised body including, without limitation:
   1. providing such services in England, Wales or anywhere in the world in a recognised sole practice, a recognised body or a licensed body (in respect of an activity regulated by the SRA in accordance with the terms of the body's licence);
   2. the provision of such services as a secondee of the insured firm;
   3. any insured acting as a personal representative, trustee, attorney, notary, insolvency practitioner or in any other role in conjunction with a practice;
   4. the provision of such services by any employee; and
   5. the provision of such services pro bono;

   but does not include:

   1. discharging the functions of any of the following offices or appointments:
      1. judicial office;
      2. Under Sheriffs;
      3. members and clerks of such tribunals, committees, panels and boards as the Council may from time to time designate but including those subject to the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992, the Competition Commission, Legal Services Commission Review Panels, Legal Aid Agency Review Panels and Parole Boards;
      4. Justices' Clerks; or
      5. Superintendent Registrars and Deputy Superintendent Registrars of Births, Marriages and Deaths and Registrars of Local Crematoria
   2. practice to the extent that any fees or other income accruing do not accrue to the benefit of the practice carrying on such practice (except where a solicitor notary operates such notarial practice in conjunction with a solicitor's practice, whether or not the notarial fees accrue to the benefit of the solicitor's practice);
   3. practice by a solicitor or REL in the course of his or her employment with an employer other than a solicitor, REL, recognised body, licensed body or partnership such as is referred to in Rule 6.1(d) to 6.1(f) of the SRA Indemnity Fund Rules; in which connection and for the avoidance of doubt:
      1. any such solicitor or REL does not carry on private legal practice when he or she acts in the course of his or her employment for persons other than his or her employer;
      2. any such solicitor or REL does not carry on private legal practice merely because he or she uses in the course of his or her employment a style of stationery or description which appears to hold him or her out as a principal or solicitor or foreign lawyer in private legal practice; or
      3. any practice carried on by such a solicitor outside the course of his or her employment will constitute private legal practice.

means, for the purposes of the SRA Financial Services (Scope) Rules, services provided by an authorised body in the course of its practice and which do not constitute carrying on a regulated financial services activity

means the standards published by the SRA which set out the professional skills RSLs will develop and demonstrate during the adaptation period and use when qualified as a solicitor.

includes all promotional material and activity, including the name or description of your firm, stationery, advertisements, brochures, websites, directory entries, media appearances, promotional press releases, and direct approaches to potential clients and other persons, whether conducted in person, in writing, or in electronic form, but does not include press releases prepared on behalf of a client

means:

1. a long-term insurance contract:
   1. under which the benefits are payable only in respect of death or of incapacity due to injury, sickness or infirmity;
   2. which has no surrender value or the consideration consists of a single premium and the surrender value does not exceed that premium; and
   3. which makes no provision for its conversion or extension in a manner which would result in its ceasing to comply with (a) or (b); or 
2. a reinsurance contract covering all or part of a risk to which a person is exposed under a long-term insurance contract

means a policy that provides professional indemnity insurance cover in accordance with the MTC but only to the extent required by the MTC

means a degree which meets the requirements of the Joint Statement

means a body recognised by the SRA under section 9 of the AJA

means a jurisdiction we have recognised against prescribed criteria

means the practice of a sole solicitor or REL which is recognised by the SRA under section 9 of the AJA

means that all elements of the accounting records of an intervened practitioner's practice are consistent with each other

means a list of beneficial entitlements to statutory trust monies created from a set of reconciled accounts

means a record created and maintained by a trainee, which contains details of the work they have performed as a trainee, how the trainee has acquired, applied and developed their skills by reference to the Practice Skills Standards and the trainee's reflections on their performance and development plans

means a referral fee as defined within section 57(7) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012

includes:

1. the roll and the register of solicitors with practising certificates kept under Part I of the SA,
2. the register of European lawyers;
3. the register of foreign lawyers;
4. the register of Swiss lawyers; and
5. the register of authorised bodies kept under the AJA and the LSA

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)

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

means the register of Swiss lawyers maintained by the SRA under regulation 5(a)(iii) of The Recognition of Professional Qualifications and Implementation of International Recognition Agreements (Amendment) (Extension to Switzerland etc.) Regulations 2024.

means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001

means

1. any reserved legal activity;
2. any non-reserved legal activity except, in relation to an MDP, any such activity that is excluded on the terms of the licence;
3. any other activity in respect of which a licensed body is regulated pursuant to Part 5 of the LSA.

means activities which are regulated activities as specified under articles 89G to 89M of the Regulated Activities Order

has the meaning given by article 60N(3) of the Regulated Activities Order

has the meaning given by article 60B(3) of the Regulated Activities Order

means an activity which is specified in the Regulated Activities Order

means:

1. a solicitor;
2. an REL;
3. an RFL;
4. an RSL; and 
5. a manager, member or owner of an overseas practice.

has the meaning given by section 21 of the LSA

means the legal and other professional services that you provide that are regulated by the SRA and includes, where appropriate, acting as a trustee or as the holder of a specified office or appointment

has the meaning given to it by section 21 of the LSA

has the meaning given to it by section 1 of the LSA

means a contract of insurance covering all or part of a risk to which a person is exposed under a contract of insurance

has the meaning given in the FCA Handbook

means a Swiss lawyer within the scope of the UK-Swiss Citizens’ Rights Agreement who registered as a Registered European Lawyer before 1 January 2025

has the meaning given by section 33(11) of the Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018 for 'relevant claims management activities' but only includes activities which concern claims in relation to financial products and services

has the meaning given by section 33(11) of the Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018 for "relevant claims management agreements" but only includes those agreements which concern claims in relation to financial products and services

in relation to contributions or indemnity means that indemnity period in respect of which such contributions are payable or such indemnity is to be provided in accordance with the SRA Indemnity Fund Rules.

occurs in relation to a body if:

1. a resolution for a voluntary winding up of the body is passed without a declaration of solvency under section 89 of the Insolvency Act 1986;
2. the body enters administration within the meaning of paragraph 1(2)(b) of Schedule B1 to that Act;
3. an administrative receiver within the meaning of section 251 of that Act is appointed;
4. a meeting of creditors is held in relation to the body under section 95 of that Act (creditors' meeting which has the effect of converting a members' voluntary winding up into a creditors' voluntary winding up);
5. an order for the winding up of the body is made;
6. all of the managers in a body which is unincorporated have been adjudicated bankrupt; or
7. the body is an overseas company or a societas Europaea registered outside England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland and the body is subject to an event in its country of incorporation analogous to an event as set out in paragraphs (a) to (f) above

occurs in relation to an individual if:

1. the individual is adjudged bankrupt;
2. a debt relief order has been made under Part 7A of the Insolvency Act 1986 in respect of that individual; or
3. the individual has entered into an individual voluntary arrangement or a partnership voluntary arrangement under the Insolvency Act 1986.

means a licensed body other than:

1. an unlimited company, or an overseas company whose members' liability for the company's debts is not limited by its constitution or by the law of its country of incorporation; or
2. a nominee company only, holding assets for clients of another practice; and
   1. it can act only as agent for the other practice; and
   2. all the individuals who are principals of the licensed body are also principals of the other practice; and
   3. any fee or other income arising out of the licensed body accrues to the benefit of the other practice; or
3. a partnership in which none of the partners is a limited company, an LLP or a legal person whose members have limited liability

means a recognised body other than:

1. an unlimited company, or an overseas company whose members' liability for the company's debts is not limited by its constitution or by the law of its country of incorporation; or
2. a nominee company only, holding assets for clients of another practice; and
   1. it can act only as agent for the other practice; and
   2. all the individuals who are principals of the recognised body are also principals of the other practice; and
   3. any fee or other income arising out of the recognised body accrues to the benefit of the other practice; or
3. a partnership in which none of the partners is a limited company, an LLP or a legal person whose members have limited liability; or
4. a sole practitioner that is a recognised body

means in respect of a previous practice, a successor practice or a "successor practice" (as defined in Appendix 1 to the SIIR) (as may be applicable) against which a relevant claim is made.

means any commission, fee, charge or other payment, including an economic benefit of any kind or any other financial or non-financial advantage or incentive offered or given in respect of insurance distribution activities and references to "remunerate" and "remunerated" shall be construed accordingly

means a claim brought under Rule 19, Part II of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998

has the meaning given in section 12 of the LSA

in respect of an overseas practice means the authorised body referred to in whichever of paragraph (a) to (f) of the definition of "overseas practice" is applicable to that practice

has the meaning given in the FCA Handbook.

means a foreign lawyer registered in the register of foreign lawyers

means a Swiss lawyer registered in the register of Swiss lawyers

means a facility under a credit agreement under which the borrower or another person is enabled to receive from time to time from the lender, or a third party, cash, goods or services to an amount or value such that, taking into account payments made by or to the credit of the borrower, the credit limit (if any) is not at any time exceeded

means the Solicitors Act 1974.

has the meaning given by article 3(1) of the Regulated Activities Order but does not include an investment which falls within the definition of a packaged product

means, where you are an authorised body or own, manage or are employed by an authorised body, a separate business:

1. which you own;
2. which you are owned by;
3. where you actively participate in the provision of its services, including where you have any direct control over the business or any indirect control over the business through another person, or
4. which you are connected with,

and which is not an authorised body, an authorised non-SRA firm, or an overseas practice

means:

(i)

a practice in which the number and identity of the principals is not the same as the number and identity of the principals in any other practice. When the same principals in number and identity carry on practice under more than one name or style, there is only one practice;

(ii)

in the case of a practice of which more than 25% of the principals are foreign lawyers, any overseas offices shall be deemed to form a separate practice from the offices in England and Wales;

(iii)

in the case of an overseas office of a practice, the fact that a principal or a limited number of principals represent all the principals in the practice on a local basis shall not of itself cause that overseas office to be a separate practice provided that any fee or other income arising out of that office accrues to the benefit of the practice; and

(iv)

in the case of a recognised body or licensed body the fact that all of the shares in the recognised body or licensed body (as the case may be) are beneficially owned by only some of the principals in another practice, shall not, of itself, cause such a recognised body or licensed body (as the case may be) to be a separate practice provided that any fee or other income arising out of the recognised body or licensed body accrues to the benefit of that other practice.

means the Solicitors Indemnity Fund

means the Solicitors' Indemnity Insurance Rules 2000 to 2010, the SRA Indemnity Insurance Rules 2011 to 2012 or the SRA Indemnity Insurance Rules or any rules subsequent thereto.

means a European public limited liability company within the meaning of Article 1 of Council Regulation 2157/2001/EC.

means the Law Society, in accordance with section 87 of the SA.

means a solicitor or a REL who is the sole principal in a practice (other than an incorporated practice)

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.

means Solicitors Qualifying Exam.

means the Solicitors Regulation Authority

means SRA Code of Conduct for Solicitors, RELs, RFLs and RSLs

means the SRA Code of Conduct for Solicitors, RELs, RFLs and RSLs and the SRA Code of Conduct for Firms

means a scheme established in accordance with Part I of the Welfare and Pensions Reform Act 1999 and the Stakeholder Pension Scheme Regulations 2000

means the trust created by Schedule 1 of the SA, or Schedule 14 of the LSA, over monies vesting in the Society following an intervention

means an account in which statutory trust monies are held by the SRA following an intervention

means the monies vested in the Society under the statutory trust.

means a situation where there is a clear common purpose between the clients and a strong consensus on how it is to be achieved

1. means a practice identified in this definition as 'B', where:
   1. 'A' is the practice to which B succeeds; and
   2. 'A's owner' is the owner of A immediately prior to transition; and
   3. 'B's owner' is the owner of B immediately following transition; and
   4. 'transition' means merger, acquisition, absorption or other transition which results in A no longer being carried on as a discrete legal practice.
2. B is a successor practice to A where:
   1. B is or was held out, expressly or by implication, by B's owner as being the successor of A or as incorporating A, whether such holding out is contained in notepaper, business cards, form of electronic communications, publications, promotional material or otherwise, or is contained in any statement or declaration by B's owner to any regulatory or taxation authority; and/or
   2. (where A's owner was a sole practitioner and the transition occurred on or before 31 August 2000) - the sole practitioner is a principal of B's owner; and/or
   3. (where A's owner was a sole practitioner and the transition occurred on or after 1 September 2000) - the sole practitioner is a principal or employee of B's owner; and/or
   4. (where A's owner was a recognised body or a licensed body (in respect of an activity regulated by the SRA in accordance with the terms of the body's licence)) - that body is a principal of B's owner; and/or
   5. (where A's owner was a partnership) - the majority of the principals of A's owner have become principals of B's owner; and/or
   6. (where A's owner was a partnership and the majority of principals of A's owner did not become principals of the owner of another legal practice as a result of the transition) - one or more of the principals of A's owner have become principals of B's owner and:
      1. B is carried on under the same name as A or a name which substantially incorporates the name of A (or a substantial part of the name of A); and/or
      2. B is carried on from the same premises as A; and/or
      3. the owner of B acquired the goodwill and/or assets of A; and/or
      4. the owner of B assumed the liabilities of A; and/or
      5. the majority of staff employed by A's owner became employees of B's owner.
3. notwithstanding the foregoing, B is not a successor practice to A under paragraph (b) (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) or (vi) if another practice is or was held out by the owner of that other practice as the successor of A or as incorporating A, provided that there is insurance complying with the MTC in relation to that other practice

means the insurer's limit of liability under a policy in respect of any one claim (exclusive of defence costs)

means run-off cover provided by the Solicitors Indemnity Fund following the expiry of run-off cover provided to an authorised body in accordance with the SRA Indemnity Insurance Rules or otherwise under a policy (but subject to compliance with the MTC)

A bilateral agreement on citizens' rights between the UK and Switzerland 

has the meaning given in regulation 5(a)(iv) of The Recognition of Professional Qualifications and Implementation of International Recognition Agreements (Amendment) (Extension to Switzerland etc.) Regulations 2024

means an account held at a bank or building society in the name of a third party which is an authorised payment institution or small payment institution that has chosen to implement safeguarding arrangement in accordance with the Payment Services Regulations (as each defined in the Payment Services Regulations 2017) regulated by the FCA, in which monies are owned beneficially by the third party, and which is operated upon terms agreed between the third party, you and your client as an escrow payment service

means any person undertaking a period of recognised training

means a solicitor or barrister nominated by an authorised training provider to oversee a period of recognised training within that organisation

means the purchase, sale, subscription or underwriting of a particular investment specified in Part III of the Regulated Activities Order

means the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal which is an independent statutory tribunal constituted under section 46 of the SA

includes a personal representative, and "trust" includes the duties of a personal representative

means the amounts derived from the provision of goods and services in the most recent financial year, after deduction of:

1. trade discounts;
2. value added tax; and
3. any other taxes based on the amounts so derived

means United Kingdom, made up of: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland

means a statement, given orally or in writing, whether or not it includes the word "undertake" or "undertaking", to someone who reasonably places reliance on it, that you or a third party will do something or cause something to be done, or refrain from doing something

means:

1. the Legal Practice Course;
2. a required period of recognised training; and
3. the Professional Skills Course.

in a body includes the right to vote in a partners', members', directors' or shareholders' meeting, or otherwise in relation to the body, and "control the exercise of voting rights" shall be interpreted as including de facto as well as legal control over such rights.