Legal Profession

Regulation and In-House Lawyers, 2nd Edition

Edited by Tracey Calvert · Bronwen Still
Law Society Publishing February 2020

Specifications

ISBN-13
9781784461126
Publisher
Law Society Publishing
Publication
February 2020
Format
Paperback , 224 pages
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

Regulation and In-House Lawyers is a resource for lawyers working in house for organisations which are not authorised by the SRA. This second edition has been updated to reflect the major regulatory changes which the SRA is implementing in Standards and Regulations in November 2019. These changes are of great significance to in-house lawyers in particular, as restrictions on where solicitors can practice are being relaxed and they will in future be able to provide certain legal services without having to be working in a law firm or a sole practitioner. It also covers key legislation such as the Money Laundering Regulations 2017, the Criminal Finances Act 2017, the EU General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018, as well as recent Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal decisions.

The book explains the changes and provides practical guidance on regulatory compliance.

Additional material has been added to create a toolkit that will help lawyers to be able to demonstrate compliance in practice through systems, controls and policies, including templates which can be used by practitioners to create compliance manuals.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Making the Move into In-House Practice 
3. The Need for a practicing Certificate 
4. Regulatory Compliance---an Overview 
5. SRA Principles and Code of Conduct
6. SRA Accounts Rules 
7. Restrictions on Practice 
8. How to Become an ABS 
9. Compliance Legislation
10. Accreditation Schemes
11. Types of In-House Practice
12. Further resources 
Appendices

About the Author

Tracey Calvert is a lawyer who worked both in private practice and for a local authority before working as a senior ethics advisor for the Law Society and the SRA. In her latest role, she was part of a small policy team which drafted the SRA Handbook. She now runs Oakalls Consultancy Limited, providing training and consultancy services to members of the profession and prospective ABSs.

Bronwen Still is a solicitor who worked in private practice before joining the Law Society in the 1980s. She worked as both the Head of the Professional Ethics and the Head of the Standards Unit where she had oversight of the drafting of the SRA Handbook 2011. Bronwen now has her own consultancy, Seven Hills Legal Training and Services Ltd., providing training and consultancy services to firms on regulatory matters. She is also a director of Colpline Ltd. which provides help and support to those undertaking the new roles of COLP and COFA.

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