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probate activities, namely preparing papers on which to seek or challenge grant of probate or letters of administration If you are a lawyer listed in regulation 3F.3 of the Authorisation of Individual Regulations, and have completed the LPC, you may be entitled to an exemption from some or all of the QLTS assessment. This will depend upon the extent to which you have already met the learning outcomes required of a newly qualified solicitor (known as the Day One Outcomes). Applications for these exemptions will be determined on a case by case basis (see below). This guidance aims to identify and explain how you are regulated by us and how we exercise our disciplinary and regulatory decision making powers in respect of you. Guidance: To help you understand your obligation to keep clients' information confidential. The SRA's approach to equality, diversity and inclusion - Guidance You will need to have successfully completed your BVC/BPTC not more than five years prior to your enrolment on the LPC.

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ii) contentious business done in proceedings in the County Court within the district of that District Registry; or You will need to provide us with evidence of your qualifications and experience, translated into English, where necessary. Guidance: To explain when you are likely to be found to have breached your obligation under Principle 2 to act in a way that upholds public trust and confidence. Acting with integrity - Guidance In all cases where an issue is identified under the Suitability Rules, we will consider the aggravating and mitigating factors set out in rule 5.1 of the Suitability Rules in reaching our decision. the trustee whom the Law Society is seeking to replace and, if he is a co-trustee, the other trustees of the trust

How we regulate non-authorised persons

Rule 5.1 of the Regulatory and Disciplinary Procedure Rules, states that we will only decide to disqualify you from acting as a HOLP, HOFA, manager or employee of a licensed body if we are satisfied that it is undesirable for you to engage in those positions. Guidance: to help explain Principle 5 and the requirement to act with integrity. Acting with honesty - Guidance 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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we will exempt you from the requirement to undertake a PRT. You will also be exempt from the elective elements of the Professional Skills Course. This exemption is automatic and you do not need to apply to us. However, when you apply to be admitted as a solicitor, you will need to provide us with evidence of your qualification as a Chartered Legal Executive. A solicitor also needs a practising certificate if they are on the roll and employed to provide legal services by a person who: Rule 30.2 makes provision for the County Court to transfer the proceedings to another county court for detailed assessment of costs) We can decide to issue a practising certificate free from conditions, with conditions, or refuse one altogether. Pathways to admission as a solicitor

Pathways to admission as a solicitor

An admitted solicitor with a practising certificate is an authorised person under the Legal Services Act 2007. This legislation provides that a person can only carry on a reserved legal activity if they are authorised by us, or another regulator approved by the Legal Services Board (LSB), unless they are exempt from the requirement to be authorised. The circumstances in which the offence took place. For example, we are likely to consider it more undesirable for you to be involved in a law firm we regulate if the victim of the offence was vulnerable. This is because of the damage such an offence would cause to public confidence and the risk of you abusing any position of trust by working in a law firm or with a solicitor in the future. employed by a solicitor operating under regulation 10.2(a) of the Authorisation of Individuals Regulations. The SRA Principles comprise the fundamental tenets of ethical behaviour that we expect all those that we regulate to uphold. This includes all individuals we authorise to provide legal services (solicitors, RELs and RFLs), as well as authorised firms and their managers and employees. For licensed bodies, these apply to those individuals, and the part of the body (where applicable), involved in delivering the services we regulate in accordance with the terms of your licence. Our powers to regulate you mean we can seek explanations from you, obtain information and documents from you and impose sanctions and controls including requiring any firm seeking to employ you to first obtain our approval or we can disqualify you from being involved in firms we regulate.

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We may grant to trainees, or others required to complete the PSC, exemptions from one or more of the core elements. The exemptions can be based on experience and/or training which covers the same ground as the PSC's Written Standards. These applications need to be made to us. More information about our powers to obtain documents and information can be found in our guidance on how we gather evidence in our regulatory and disciplinary investigations. 3.2 Disciplining a non-authorised person Our powers derive from several pieces of legislation and are set out in different parts of our Standards and Regulations. you only work for the firm or if you do have another job, it is completely different from your work for the firm or solicitor you work for

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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 conduct of litigation (which can be described as the taking of formal steps in proceedings, such as issuing a claim or filing documents or forms) Our approach to making decisions about you is the same as for solicitors, RELs and RFLs. The public should be able to trust you in the delivery of legal services to act competently and ethically. Guidance - To explain your obligations when you as a legal practitioner are convicted in relation to matters of principle or social conscience. Professional duties during action taken by the Criminal Bar Association - Guidance

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The Principles and Codes are underpinned by our Enforcement Strategy, which explains in more detail our approach to taking regulatory action in the public interest. If you wish to be admitted as a solicitor, in accordance with section 3(1) of the Solicitors Act 1974 we need to be satisfied: Decision making: Understand how we approach the requirement to act with honesty found in Principle 4 and the test we apply when deciding if a person has acted dishonestly. Conflicts of interest - Guidance Overseas lawyers (including those from Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland) and English and Welsh barristers can qualify through the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Scheme (QLTS). Exemptions from the QLTS assessments are available in certain circumstances (see below). Equivalent Means Rationale and criteria We do not set age requirements around who we consider to be 'mature' students. We instead define mature students as people who wish to be eligible to commence the CPE based on work experience and general education.There is an eligibility requirement, in regulation 6.2(b) of the Authorisation of Individuals Regulations, that you have sufficient knowledge of written and spoken English or Welsh to apply for a PC. This reflects outcomes previously contained in the SRA Qualified Lawyers Transfer Regulations 2011 and the SRA Training Regulations 2014. This regulation will not change our practice in relation to how we deal with such applications, or result in the need to take an English language test in circumstances in which one was not required previously. in a way that upholds public trust and confidence in the solicitors' profession and in legal services provided by authorised persons. We construe the term "employee" broadly, applying its ordinary meaning. Whilst we consider the provisions of any contractual relationship between the parties, we will investigate the facts of each case to determine if you can be viewed in the round as an employee of the firm.

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