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Accounts
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Anti-Money Laundering
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Children Order Panel
Client Communications
Provision of Services Regulations 2009
Compensation Funds Regulations
Education, Admission and Training
EU/Cross Border
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Fees
Financial Services
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Insolvency
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Practising Certificate
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Practice
The core regulations made pursuant to the power granted to the Law Society are:
The
Solicitors' Practice Regulations 1987 provides the standards to
which solicitors must work as solicitors admitted in Northern
Ireland.
In 2011 the regulations were updated.
On the 20th May 2013, the Society introduced the Solicitors’ Practice (Amendment) Regulations 2013, with the approval of the Lord Chief Justice.
They
were introduced to address the issue of the payment of referral
fees by solicitors in Northern Ireland, within the legislative and
regulatory framework here.
In
June 2013 an updated and consolidated version of the 1987 Practice
Regulations to take account of the 2011 and 2013 Practice
Amendment Regulations.
In January 2019 the Solicitors' Practice (Amendment) Regulations 2018 came into effect.
In
addition there are a number of core regulations which govern the
practice of solicitors in Northern Ireland and their relationship
and duties to their clients. These include:
Acquisition of practices; papers and interests therein
Advertising and Marketing
Claims handling and contingency fees
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Conflict of interest in conveyancing
Core values
Home Charter
Incorporated Practices/LLPs
Professional Conduct
Property selling
Referral Fees
On the 20th May 2013, the Society introduced the Solicitors’ Practice (Amendment) Regulations 2013, with the approval of the Lord Chief Justice.
They
were introduced to address the issue of the payment of referral fees
by solicitors in Northern Ireland, within the legislative and
regulatory framework here.
Replies to Society correspondence
Supervision to practice
Professional Indemnity Insurance and Compensation Fund
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