UK Statutory Instrument 2019 United Kingdom

The Solicitors (Disciplinary Proceedings) Rules 2019

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What's here

4 compliance obligations

Who this Act binds

Plus 4 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

What this Act requires

Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.

s.art012

Method and form of application

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Submit disciplinary application using prescribed form with supporting documents Statutory regulator
s.art014

Supplementary Statements

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • The Law Society must provide full supplementary hearing packs Statutory regulator
s.art019

Application for review of order relating to solicitors’ employees and consultants

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Law Society must respond to review application within 28 days Statutory regulator
s.art027

Evidence generally and service and sending of Evidence and bundles

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Society must send hearing bundles to Tribunal 14 days before hearing Statutory regulator
Browse 47 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.art001

Citation and commencement

s.art002

Scope

s.art003

Interpretation

s.art004

The overriding objective

s.art005

Standard of proof

s.art006

Regulation of procedure and practice directions

s.art007

President and Vice Presidents

s.art008

The Clerk to the Tribunal and other clerks and staff

s.art009

Composition of panels

s.art010

Functions exercisable by a single solicitor member

s.art011

Application of Rules in Chapter 1

s.art013

Certification of case to answer

s.art015

Applications in respect of solicitors’ employees

s.art016

Adjournment of application pending Law Society investigation

s.art017

Applications for restoration and termination of indefinite suspension

s.art018

Application to vary or remove conditions on practice

s.art020

Standard Directions

s.art021

Case management hearings

s.art022

Procedural applications

s.art023

Adjournments

s.art024

Amendment or withdrawal of allegations

s.art025

Agreed Outcome Proposals

s.art026

Disclosure and discovery

s.art028

Written Evidence

s.art029

Civil Evidence Act notices

s.art030

Expert evidence

s.art031

Interpreters and Translators

s.art032

Previous findings of record

s.art033

Adverse inferences

s.art034

Publication of cause lists

s.art035

Public or private hearings

s.art036

Proceeding in absence

s.art037

Application for re-hearing

s.art038

Evidence and submissions during the hearing

s.art039

Recording of the hearing

s.art040

Decisions

s.art041

Sanction

s.art042

The Order

s.art043

Costs

s.art044

Sending and service of documents

s.art045

Deemed Service

s.art046

Substituted service by the applicant

s.art047

Calculating time

s.art048

Representatives

s.art049

Amendments to the 2011 Appeals Rules

s.art050

Revocation

s.art051

Transitional provisions

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