Part 2Regulation of licensed legal services

Chapter 1Approved regulators

Practice rules

18Practice rules: general

1

For the purposes of this Part, the practice rules are rules about—

a

the—

i

operation and administration of licensed providers,

ii

standards to be met by licensed providers,

b

the operational positions within licensed providers,

c

accounting and auditing (see section 22),

d

professional indemnity (see section 23),

e

the making and handling of any complaint about—

i

a licensed provider,

ii

a designated or other person within a licensed provider,

f

the measures that may be taken by the approved regulator, in relation to a licensed provider, if—

i

there is a breach of the regulatory scheme, or

ii

a complaint referred to in paragraph (e) is upheld.

2

Rules made in pursuance of subsection (1)(f) must allow a licensed provider to make representations to the approved regulator before it takes any of the measures available to it under the rules.

3

Practice rules may include such further arrangements as to the professional practice, conduct or discipline of licensed providers for which provision is (in the approved regulator’s opinion) necessary or expedient.

4

See also sections 55(6)(a), 57(5) and 65(4) (as well as sections 19 to 23).