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SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations
Removal from and restoration to the roll
The SRA may remove your name from the roll if: following an enquiry made by the SRA under regulation 5.4: you tell the SRA that you do not wish to remain on the roll; you do not, within eight weeks from the date of the notice, reply to the SRA and pay the fee specified under regulation 5.5, or you apply to have your name removed from the roll. Where regulation 5.6(a)(ii) applies, the SRA must...
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SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations
Determination of applications
If the SRA considers it to be in the public interest to do so, it must: refuse your application for a practising certificate, or your application for registration or renewal of registration, in the register of European lawyers, the register of foreign lawyers, or the register of Swiss lawyers; or at any time, whether on grant of such an application or at the end of a period of suspension of a...
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SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations
Reserved legal activities
Subject to regulations 9.2, 9.3, 9.5 to 9.10 and 10.2(b), if you are a solicitor with a current practising certificate, or an REL, you are entitled to carry on all reserved legal activities except notarial activities. If you are an REL you may only exercise a right of audience before a court, conduct litigation or prepare court documents, in conjunction with a solicitor or barrister who is...
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SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations
Immigration work
Subject to regulation 9.7, if you are a solicitor, an REL, RFL or RSL you may undertake immigration work, provided that such work is undertaken: through an authorised body; through an authorised non-SRA firm that is a qualified person under the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999; as an employee, for your employer or work colleagues; or through a non-commercial advice service which is registered...
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SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations
Regulated claims management activities
If you are a solicitor, an REL, RFL or RSL you may carry on regulated claims management activities or activities that would be regulated claims management activities but for the exclusion in article 89N of the Regulated Activities Order, provided that such work is undertaken through: a body authorised to carry on reserved legal activities; or if the work does not comprise reserved legal...
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SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations
Financial services activities
If you are a solicitor, an REL RFL or RSL you may carry on regulated financial services activities under the SRA Financial Services (Scope) Rules, provided that such activities are undertaken through an authorised body.
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SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations
Commencement, replacement, and renewal
The commencement date for a practising certificate or for registration in the register of European lawyers, the register of foreign lawyers or the register of Swiss lawyers shall be the date specified by the SRA on the practising certificate or the register. The replacement date for a practising certificate is 31 October following the issue of the certificate. The renewal date for registration...
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SRA Education, Training and Assessment Provider Regulations
Requirements for recognised training
A period of recognised training must: unless regulation 4.2 applies, be of a duration of a total of at least two years full time, or equivalent; ensure that the trainee has applied and developed the skills as set out in the Practice Skills Standards; be appropriately supervised by solicitors and other individuals who have adequate legal knowledge and experience in the practice area they are...
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SRA Education, Training and Assessment Provider Regulations
Higher rights of audience assessment providers
Only an organisation appointed by the SRA may provide assessments in higher courts civil advocacy and higher courts criminal advocacy conferring a higher courts advocacy qualification. The appointment assessment provider must pay to the SRA such fee as may be prescribed for each condidate undertaking the higher courts advocacy qualification. From 1 October 2025, only the appointed assessment...
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