To gain an SQE2 exemption, you must show that you have the skills assessed to the same standard as candidates taking the SQE2. This is done through your qualification(s), practice rights and ...

This guidance does not set out any new regulatory standards or requirements beyond those in our current Standards and Regulations. We will have regard to it when exercising our regulatory functions.

We have launched a review of our overall approach to protecting consumers who place their trust in regulated law firms – our consumer protection review. Our public consultation on the subject of ...

Following stakeholder feedback on drafts published earlier this year, we have issued a range of new guidance materials designed to directly support the 34,500 plus solicitors working in-house across ...

This guidance is to help you understand the key issues that in-house solicitors face when considering legal professional privilege (privilege) and how you can navigate them This guidance is for any ...

As part of our ongoing review of consumer protection arrangements in the legal sector, we are consulting on potential changes to how and when law firms handle client money, and how this money is ...

This outcome was reached by SRA decision. There is reason to suspect dishonesty on the part of Mr Ross, as a manager of the firm, in connection with the firm’s business (paragraph 32(1)(d)(i) of ...

Trust and company service providers (TCSPs) are at a high risk of being used for money laundering or terrorist financing. Answers to a number of common questions about preventing money laundering and ...

This page contains links to a range of information, guidance and wider supporting materials which will to help law firms and solicitors to understand your money laundering obligations and stay ...

More than 34,000 in-house solicitors are working in more than 6,000 organisations across England and Wales in a wide range of industries and public bodies. These range from multi-national corporations ...

Over the 12 months to end of July 2024, 502 Recognised Sole Practitioners, Recognised Bodies and Licensed Bodies (also know as Alternative Business Structures) have closed. Closure figures have been ...