The following Practice Compliance news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Practice Compliance weekly highlights—10 April 2025
SRA Code of Conduct for individuals and firmsThis Practice Note provides guidance on the SRA Codes of Conduct, contained in the SRA Standards and...
Duties of confidentiality and disclosure 2019The protection of confidential information is a fundamental feature of the solicitor-client relationship...
Conflicts of interest 2019Conflicts of interest can cause difficult and serious problems for solicitors and law firms, both from a compliance point of...
Working with foreign lawyers—the Registered Foreign Lawyer (RFL) regimeThe Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) operates a registration regime for...
SRA Handbook 2011 [Archived]The SRA Handbook 2011 sets out standards and requirements that individual lawyers and firms are expected to achieve and observe:•for the benefit of clients, and•in the general public interestThis Practice Note explains how the SRA Handbook is structured, who is
Compliance officer for legal practice—COLP—title and duties 2011 [Archived]The compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) sits at the heart of the firm's regulatory arrangements. This does not mean that the firm and its managers can abdicate responsibility for compliance simply by appointing one,
Dealing with freelance solicitorsFrom 25 November 2019, the SRA Standards and Regulations introduced a new method of practising: the freelance solicitor.This Practice Note explains the regulatory status of freelance solicitors. It also explains the difference between a sole practitioner and a
Do the SRA Codes of Conduct 2019 apply to law firm employees?The firm’s COLP and COFA are required to ensure compliance by the firm and its managers, employees or interest holders with the SRA’s regulatory arrangements which apply to them. However, in the case of non-solicitor employees, it is by
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