practice

means the whole or such part of the private legal practice of an authorised body as is carried on from one or more offices in England and Wales; save for in the SRA Indemnity Fund Rules where it means a practice to the extent that:

1. in relation to a licensed body, it carries on regulated activities; and
2. in all other cases, it carries on private practice providing professional services as a sole solicitor or REL or as a partnership of a type referred to in Rule 6.1(d) to 6.1(f) of the SRA Indemnity Fund Rules and consisting of or including one or more solicitors and/or RELs, and shall include the business or practice carried on by a recognised body in the providing of professional services such as are provided by individuals practising in private legal practice as solicitors and/or RELs or by such individuals in partnership with RFLs, whether such practice is carried on by the recognised body alone or in partnership with one or more solicitors, RELs and/or other recognised bodies.

solicitor

means a person who has been admitted as a solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales and whose name is on the roll.

REL

means a European lawyer registered in the register of European lawyers

sole practitioner

means a solicitor or a REL who is the sole principal in a practice (other than an incorporated practice)

recognised body

means a body recognised by the SRA under section 9 of the AJA

partnership

means a body that is not a body corporate in which persons are, or are held out as, partners

licensed body

means a body licensed by the SRA under section 71(2) of the LSA in accordance with the SRA Authorisation of Firms Rules

RFL

means a foreign lawyer registered in the register of foreign lawyers

non-registered European lawyer

Means a member of a legal profession which is covered by the Establishment Directive, but who is not:

1. a solicitor, REL or RFL,
2. a barrister of England and Wales, Northern Ireland or the Irish Republic, or
3. a Scottish advocate.

Establishment Directive

means the Establishment of Lawyers Directive 98/5/EC.

regulated activity

means

1. any reserved legal activity;
2. any non-reserved legal activity except, in relation to an MDP, any such activity that is excluded on the terms of the licence;
3. any other activity in respect of which a licensed body is regulated pursuant to Part 5 of the LSA.