SRA Standards and Regulations
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SRA Application, Notice, Review and Appeal Rules
Individual Authorisation
As set out in the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations: A decision made under regulation 3E.2(a) to refuse to recognise all or part of a period of recognised training. A decision made under regulation 4.1 to refuse an application for admission as a solicitor made under Part V of the European Communities (Lawyer's Practice) Regulations 2000. A decision made under regulation 5.1 to...
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SRA Application, Notice, Review and Appeal Rules
Firm authorisation
As set out in the SRA Authorisation of Firms Rules: A decision made under rule 2.2 to refuse authorisation of a recognised body or recognised sole practice. A decision made under rule 4.3 to revoke or suspend authorisation of a recognised body or recognised sole practice. A decision made under 3.1 to impose conditions on authorisation of a recognised body or recognised sole practice. A...
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SRA Accounts Rules
Application section
These rules apply to authorised bodies, their managers and employees and references to "you" in these rules should be read accordingly. The authorised body's managers are jointly and severally responsible for compliance by the authorised body, its managers and employees with these rules. In relation to a licensed body, the rules apply only in respect of activities regulated by the SRA in...
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SRA Accounts Rules
Client money
"Client money" is money held or received by you: relating to regulated services delivered by you to a client; on behalf of a third party in relation to regulated services delivered by you (such as money held as agent, stakeholder or held to the sender's order); as a trustee or as the holder of a specified office or appointment, such as donee of a power of attorney, Court of Protection deputy...
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SRA Accounts Rules
Payment of interest
You account to clients or third parties for a fair sum of interest on any client money held by you on their behalf. You may by a written agreement come to a different arrangement with the client or the third party for whom the money is held as to the payment of interest, but you must provide sufficient information to enable them to give informed consent.
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SRA Accounts Rules
Operation of a client's own account
If, in the course of practice, you operate a client's own account as signatory, Part 2 of these rules does not apply save for: rule 8.2 - statements from banks, building societies and other financial institutions; rule 8.3 - reconciliations; rule 8.4 - bills and notifications of costs.
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SRA SQE Assessment Regulations
Commencement Date
These Regulations govern the SQE assessment from 1 September 2021.
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SRA SQE Assessment Regulations
Passing the SQE
The SQE consists of two parts, SQE1 and SQE2. SQE1 consists of two assessments, FLK1 and FLK2. Both must be passed to pass SQE1. FLK1 and FLK2 must be taken in a single assessment window, except where the candidate: has attempted both FLK1 and FLK2 and, having passed one of these assessments and failed the other, is having a further attempt at the assessment that they failed; has passed...
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SRA SQE Assessment Regulations
SQE2
SQE2 will test oral and written legal skills in accordance with the Assessment Specification for SQE2. In order to pass SQE2 candidates must obtain the overall pass mark for SQE2. The pass mark for SQE2 will be set in accordance with the SQE Marking and Standard Setting Policy.
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