Rules as to professional practice, conduct and discipline
251.Paragraph 13 amends section 34 of the 1980 Act to permit the Law Society to make rules about professional practice, conduct and discipline in relation to all forms of legal business. This should be read with sections 41 and 48 which also make provision in connection with the making of rules for authorised legal businesses.
252.Paragraph 13(3) makes it clear that the rules can provide that where a recognition of an incorporated practice is revoked, the body’s authorisation as a legal business may be reviewed or withdrawn. The loss of recognition for an incorporated practice is likely to make it untenable for it to continue to be authorised. However, there may be circumstances (such as restructuring) where this isn’t the case and so flexibility is left to the Law Society to put in place the appropriate rules.
