Without prejudice to any other provision of this Part the F1Society may make rules F2. . . for regulating in respect of any matter the professional practice, conduct F3, fitness to practise and discipline of solicitors F4and for empowering the Society to take such action as may be appropriate to enable the Society to ascertain whether or not the provisions of rules made, or of any code or guidance issued, by the F5Society are being F6, or have been, complied with.

The powers conferred on the Society by subsection (1) include power to make, in relation to solicitors, provision of a kind which the Society would be prohibited from making but for section 157(5)(c) of the Legal Services Act 2007 (exception from prohibition on approved regulators making provision for redress).

If any solicitor fails to comply with rules made under this section, any person may make a complaint in respect of that failure to the Tribunal.

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