Solicitors Act 1974 (UK)

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This guidance is to help you understand your obligations and how to comply with them. We will have regard to it when exercising our regulatory functions. Who is this guidance for? Guidance: To help you to understand your obligations in relation to conflicts. Confidentiality of client information - Guidance

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This guidance is about how we make decisions about the authorisation of solicitors to practise in England and Wales. It is intended to provide transparency for those who wish to become solicitors. General Candidate B is an admitted Barrister of Gibraltar seeking admission through the QLTS. She applies for exemption from all of the MCT and all of the OSCE. Our external assessor recommends that exemptions be granted in part for both the MCT and the OSCE. The assessor is of the view that the candidate has demonstrated sufficient knowledge of eight of the MCT outcomes, including jurisdiction and property law, and one of the OSCE outcomes (litigation). The heading of the claim form must state that the claim relates to a solicitor and is made under Schedule 1 to the Act.Guidance: to help explain Principle 5 and the requirement to act with integrity. Acting with honesty - Guidance there is relevant and sufficient evidence of such achievement. The content of that evidence will vary depending on the nature of the exemption. We consider that the candidate has demonstrated successful rehabilitation. Twenty years has passed since the last conviction with no further incident. This is supported by her driving licence and the referees. The candidate has provided evidence that she has completed a course aimed at helping with rehabilitation. She has also taken responsibility for her actions and demonstrated she has learnt from the experience. Guidance about sexual misconduct allegations for those we regulate and complainants considering reporting allegations of sexual misconduct to us.

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b) a Master, a costs judge or a District Judge of the Principal Registry of the Family Division; or you cannot substitute someone else to do your work; i.e. the "employee" is personally providing services (or obliged to provide services) to the "employer" firm

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In these circumstances, section 1A of the Solicitors Act 1974 says that the person will be deemed to be "acting as a solicitor" even if they otherwise would not be.

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Defendants to applications under Schedule 1 to the Act Paragraph of Schedule 1 under which the application is made Case by case exemptions - these are where you apply to us based on your specific circumstances, for us to decide if other learning, training or experience you have is equivalent to all or part of the education and training requirements to be a solicitor. We consider these applications on a case by case basis. reserved instrument activities (which covers certain conveyancing transactions – for example preparing and lodging transfers or charges with the Land Registry – and preparing instruments relating to court proceedings, such as pleadings)This guidance should be read in the context of decision making at the SRA and other guidance, listed at the end of this document. It is a living document and we will update from time to time. General 1. What can a non-authorised person do? Following admission, you will need to have a PC before you can practise as a solicitor. You can apply for this at the same time as you apply for admission, or at a time that suits you after admission. Candidate A has completed a qualifying law degree and the LPC. Since her LPC, she has spent another three years dealing with legal claims with an insurance company. She applies for that experience to be recognised as equivalent to undertaking a Period of Recognised Training (PRT).