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Rule 25: Commencement and repeals

 

The Solicitors' Code of Conduct 2007 has been replaced on the 6 October 2011 by the SRA Code of Conduct 2011 as part of the introduction of outcomes-focused regulation.

Go to SRA Handbook

Rule 25 of the Code of Conduct was amended on 31 March 2009 as part of a general updating of the rules to introduce firm-based regulation and legal disciplinary practices as provided for in the Legal Services Act 2007.

 
 

Rule

25.01

  • (1)

    These rules, together with the Solicitors' Recognised Bodies Regulations 2007, shall come into force on 1 July 2007.

  • (2)

    The following provisions are repealed by these rules:

    • (a)

      the Solicitors' Practice Rules 1990;

    • (b)

      the Solicitors' Publicity Code 2001;

    • (c)

      the Solicitors' Introduction and Referral Code 1990;

    • (d)

      the Employed Solicitors Code 1990;

    • (e)

      the Solicitors' Separate Business Code 1994;

    • (f)

      the Solicitors' Costs Information and Client Care Code 1999;

    • (g)

      the Law Society's Code for Advocacy;

    • (h)

      the Solicitors' Anti-Discrimination Rules 2004;

    • (i)

      the Solicitors' Overseas Practice Rules 1990; and

    • (j)

      the Solicitors' Incorporated Practice Rules 2004.

  • (3)

    These rules also replace the conduct obligations imposed by virtue of The Guide to the Professional Conduct of Solicitors (1999) and Guide Online.

  • (4)

    For the avoidance of doubt, the following will remain in force after the coming into force of these rules:

  • (5)

    As of 31 March 2009:

    • (a)

      the Solicitors' Recognised Bodies Regulations 2007 are replaced by the SRA Recognised Bodies Regulations 2009, and

    • (b)

      the Solicitors' Compensation Fund (Foreign Lawyers' Contributions) Rules are repealed.

  • (6) [Until 1 July 2009]:
    • (a)

      there is no requirement for a solicitor or REL practising in England and Wales as a sole practitioner to be a recognised sole practitioner; and

    • (b)

      rules which apply to a recognised sole practitioner are to be interpreted as applying to a solicitor or REL practising in England and Wales as a sole practitioner.

  • (7)

    The provisions of rule 7.07(1) requiring

    • (a)

      a partnership to have on its website and e-mails the words "regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority", and to have on its letterhead, fax heading, website and e-mails the name under which the partnership is recognised and the number allocated to it by the Authority, shall not apply until 1 October 2009;

    • (b)

      an LLP or company to have on its website and e-mails the words "regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority" shall not apply until 1 October 2009;

    • (c)

      a sole practice to have on its website and e-mails the words "regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority", and to have on its letterhead, fax heading, website and e-mails the name under which the sole practice is recognised and the number allocated to it by the Authority, shall not apply until [1 January 2010].

Guidance to rule 25 - Commencement and repeals

7/1/2007 12:00:00 AM

Rule 25: Commencement and repeals

 

The Solicitors' Code of Conduct 2007 has been replaced on the 6 October 2011 by the SRA Code of Conduct 2011 as part of the introduction of outcomes-focused regulation.

Go to SRA Handbook

Rule 25 of the Code of Conduct was amended on 31 March 2009 as part of a general updating of the rules to introduce firm-based regulation and legal disciplinary practices as provided for in the Legal Services Act 2007.

 
 

Rule

25.01

  • (1)

    These rules, together with the Solicitors' Recognised Bodies Regulations 2007, shall come into force on 1 July 2007.

  • (2)

    The following provisions are repealed by these rules:

    • (a)

      the Solicitors' Practice Rules 1990;

    • (b)

      the Solicitors' Publicity Code 2001;

    • (c)

      the Solicitors' Introduction and Referral Code 1990;

    • (d)

      the Employed Solicitors Code 1990;

    • (e)

      the Solicitors' Separate Business Code 1994;

    • (f)

      the Solicitors' Costs Information and Client Care Code 1999;

    • (g)

      the Law Society's Code for Advocacy;

    • (h)

      the Solicitors' Anti-Discrimination Rules 2004;

    • (i)

      the Solicitors' Overseas Practice Rules 1990; and

    • (j)

      the Solicitors' Incorporated Practice Rules 2004.

  • (3)

    These rules also replace the conduct obligations imposed by virtue of The Guide to the Professional Conduct of Solicitors (1999) and Guide Online.

  • (4)

    For the avoidance of doubt, the following will remain in force after the coming into force of these rules:

  • (5)

    As of 31 March 2009:

    • (a)

      the Solicitors' Recognised Bodies Regulations 2007 are replaced by the SRA Recognised Bodies Regulations 2009, and

    • (b)

      the Solicitors' Compensation Fund (Foreign Lawyers' Contributions) Rules are repealed.

  • (6) [Until 1 July 2009]:
    • (a)

      there is no requirement for a solicitor or REL practising in England and Wales as a sole practitioner to be a recognised sole practitioner; and

    • (b)

      rules which apply to a recognised sole practitioner are to be interpreted as applying to a solicitor or REL practising in England and Wales as a sole practitioner.

  • (7)

    The provisions of rule 7.07(1) requiring

    • (a)

      a partnership to have on its website and e-mails the words "regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority", and to have on its letterhead, fax heading, website and e-mails the name under which the partnership is recognised and the number allocated to it by the Authority, shall not apply until 1 October 2009;

    • (b)

      an LLP or company to have on its website and e-mails the words "regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority" shall not apply until 1 October 2009;

    • (c)

      a sole practice to have on its website and e-mails the words "regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority", and to have on its letterhead, fax heading, website and e-mails the name under which the sole practice is recognised and the number allocated to it by the Authority, shall not apply until [1 January 2010].

Guidance to rule 25 - Commencement and repeals

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