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The Solicitor's Handbook 2013

The Solicitor's Handbook 2013

Author: Andrew Hopper QC; Gregory Treverton-Jones QC
Publisher: Law Society Publishing
ISBN: 9781907698576
Published In: March 2013
Format: Paperback , 704 pages
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The Solicitor's Handbook 2013 is a comprehensive yet user-friendly guide to the regulatory maze that governs the conduct of solicitors.

In addition to the SRA Code of Conduct, this essential Handbook covers the Accounts Rules, financial services regulation, money laundering requirements and ABS regulations.

It also usefully sets out the extent of the regulator's powers and describes the practical workings of the regulatory and disciplinary processes (including investigations by the SRA and proceedings before the SDT), as well as the relevant rights of appeal and review.

This invaluable resource includes expert commentary from leading practitioners in the field on every aspect of the regulation of solicitors, which will help you ensure compliance within your firm.

This authoritative guide takes into account all of the significant regulatory changes that have been introduced since October 2011, including:

Coverage of the ban on referral fees introduced by the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 from next year
Expanded coverage of Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal proceedings
The abolition of the assigned risks pool from 1 October 2013
How OFR is being implemented in practice
The regulatory regime within which ABSs operate.

This is an invaluable guide for every solicitor in England and Wales who needs to be aware of their duties and obligations under the new regulatory regime, whether they are working in private practice, the public sector or in-house.

Part 1: Overview;
Part 2: The Principles and the Code of Conduct;
Part 3: Other rules;
Part 4: The regulatorysystem in practice;
Part 5: The disciplinary system in practice;
Part 6: The regulation of ABSs;
Part 7: Fraudand money laundering;
Part 8 Appendices.

Andrew Hopper QC was admitted as a solicitor in 1972 and was appointed Queen's Counsel in 2001. He has specialised in the field of professional regulation and discipline since 1979.

Gregory Treverton-Jones QC, barrister-at-law, of 39 Essex Street, was called to the Bar in 1977, and wasappointed Queen's Counsel in 2002. He has practised in the field of professional discipline and regulationsince the early 1990s.