SRA Standards and Regulations
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SRA Application, Notice, Review and Appeal Rules
Appeals to the High Court or Tribunal
Unless otherwise provided in the relevant statute, or rules of the Tribunal, court or of the Legal Services Board, any appeal to the High Court or Tribunal against a decision set out in annex 2 or 3, as appropriate, must be commenced within the period of 28 days from the date of notification of the decision that is subject to appeal.
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SRA Application, Notice, Review and Appeal Rules
Firm authorisation
As set out in the SRA Authorisation of Firms Rules: A decision made under rule 2.2 to refuse authorisation as a licensed body. A decision made under rule 3.1 to impose conditions on the authorisation of a licensed body. A decision in respect of a licensed body to refuse approval for the taking of steps specified in conditions under rule 3.3(c). A decision made under rule 4.4 to revoke or...
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SRA Application, Notice, Review and Appeal Rules
Miscellaneous
A refusal to grant permission to a solicitor to employ or remunerate in connection with their practice any individual who to their knowledge has been disqualified from practising as a solicitor as a result of being struck off the roll; or who is suspended from practice as a solicitor; or whose practising certificate is suspended as a result of being an undischarged bankrupt.
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SRA Financial Services (Conduct of Business) Rules
Demands and needs
Prior to the conclusion of a contract of insurance, you must specify on the basis of information obtained from the client, the demands and needs of that client. The details must be adapted according to the complexity of the contract of insurance proposed and the individual circumstances of the client. You must give the client a statement of the client's demands and needs prior to the...
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SRA Financial Services (Conduct of Business) Rules
Cross-selling requirements where insurance is the ancillary product
When you offer a non-insurance ancillary product or service as part of a package or in the same agreement with an insurance product, you must: inform the client whether it is possible to buy the components separately and, if so must provide the client with an adequate description of: the different components; where applicable, any way in which the risk or insurance coverage resulting from the...
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SRA Financial Services (Scope) Rules
Basic Conditions
If you carry on any regulated financial services activities you must ensure that: you satisfy the conditions in section 327(2) to (5) of FSMA; the activities arise out of, or are complementary to, the provision of a particular professional service to a particular client; there is not in force any order or direction of the FCA under sections 328 or 329 of FSMA which prevents you from carrying...
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SRA Financial Services (Scope) Rules
Credit-related regulated financial services activities
You must not enter into any transaction with a client in which you: provide the client with credit card cheques, a credit or store card, credit tokens, running account credit, a current account or high-cost short-term credit; hold a continuous payment authority over the client's account; or take any article from the client in pledge or pawn as security for the transaction. You must not: enter...
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SRA Indemnity Fund Rules
Exclusions from cover
The Indemnity Fund shall not afford any indemnity in respect of any loss arising out of any claim: for death, bodily injury, physical loss or physical damage to property of any kind whatsoever (other than property in the care, custody and control of the previous practice or member thereof in connection with its, his or her private legal practice for which it, he or she is responsible, not...
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SRA Indemnity Fund Rules
Arbitration
If a dispute arises between: a person who seeks indemnity from the Indemnity Fund in accordance with these Rules, and the SRA concerning any claim or the quantum of any claim that is the subject of the indemnity being sought from the Indemnity Fund by the person, the person and the SRA shall endeavour to resolve the dispute amicably. If, however, the dispute remains unresolved within [thirty...
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