SRA Standards and Regulations
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SRA Indemnity Fund Rules
Indemnity
Indemnity for ceased practices Any member of a previous practice which ceased on or before 31 August 2000 who has at any time been either: an assured as a result of the issue of a certificate under one or more of the master policies, or a person entitled to be indemnified by virtue of the issue of a receipt under the Solicitors' Indemnity Rules 1987-1990 or a payment of Contribution and Value...
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SRA Regulatory and Disciplinary Procedure Rules
Disclosure and publication
The SRA may disclose or publish any information arising from or relating to an investigation, either in an individual case or a class of case, where it considers it to be in the public interest to do so. The SRA shall publish any decision under rule 3.1 or 3.2, when the decision takes effect or at such later date as it may consider appropriate, unless it considers the particular circumstances...
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SRA Accounts Rules
Storage and retention of accounting records
You must store all accounting records securely and retain these for at least six years.
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SRA Statutory Trust Rules
Distribution of beneficial entitlements
In a case where the accounting records of the intervened practitioner are reconciled accounts, payments to beneficiaries will be made on the basis of the reconciled list. In a case where the accounting records of the intervened practitioner are not reconciled accounts, payments to beneficiaries will be made on the basis of the best list. Any interest which has accrued on a statutory trust...
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SRA Financial Services (Conduct of Business) Rules
Record of commissions
Where you receive commission which is attributable to your regulated financial services activities, you must keep a record of: the amount of the commission; and how you have accounted to the client.
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SRA Financial Services (Conduct of Business) Rules
Communication and disclosure
You must ensure that, in relation to insurance distribution: you communicate all information, including marketing communications, in a way that is clear, fair and not misleading. your marketing communications are always clearly identifiable as such.
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SRA Financial Services (Conduct of Business) Rules
Remuneration disclosure
In good time before the conclusion of the initial contract of insurance and if necessary, on its amendment or renewal, you must provide the client with information: on the nature of the remuneration received in relation to the contract of insurance; about whether in relation to the contract you work on the basis of: a fee, that is remuneration paid directly by the client; a commission of any...
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SRA Financial Services (Conduct of Business) Rules
Means of communication to clients
Rule 18 applies to all information required to be provided to a client in this Part. You must communicate information to the client on paper or using any of the following means: a durable medium other than paper where the following conditions are satisfied: the use of a durable medium other than paper is appropriate in the context of the business conducted between the firm and the client; and...
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SRA Financial Services (Conduct of Business) Rules
Regulated credit agreements
Where you carry on a credit-related regulated financial services activity involving a proposed regulated credit agreement, you must: provide adequate explanations to the client in order to enable the client to assess whether the proposed regulated credit agreement is suitable to the client's needs and financial situation; and when providing such explanations, comply with the requirements of...
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