In early 2013, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) published a consultation document on the ban on referral fees in personal injury (PI) cases. This...
A commission (or other financial benefit) is something you might receive when you introduce a client to a third party. A referral fee is something you might...
This practice note explains the regulatory requirements regarding commissions and financial benefits, which tend to arise when referring or recommending clients to third...
You may be offered a financial benefit in return for referring a client to a third party. A financial benefit includes any: • commission • discount, or • rebate There is...
This Practice Note provides guidance on suggested procedures for evaluating and monitoring third parties such as barristers and experts who are instructed by your firm on...
This Practice Note reflects requirements in the SRA Codes of Conduct 2019 in relation to instructing third parties, in force from 25 November 2019. There is a separate...
This Practice Note explains the regulatory requirements that apply when you instruct an expert, barrister or other third party on your client’s matter. This is not the...
This Practice Note contrasts the requirements in the SRA’s 2011 and 2019 regimes in relation to introductions and instructions to third parties. For more detailed...
This Practice Note explains additional regulatory requirements that apply when you introduce a client to a third party for financial services, including regulated...
This Practice Note reflects requirements in the SRA Codes of Conduct 2019 in relation to Introductions to third parties, in force from 25 November 2019....
This Practice Note explains generic regulatory requirements that apply when you introduce a client to a third party, such as a financial advisor, estate agent or other...
Part 1 of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 (TLNPCTUAA 2014) regulates consultant lobbying—the business of...
This Practice Note explains the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA’s) requirements regarding personal injury referral arrangements. It reflects the SRA Handbook 2011...
This Practice Note explains the systems and controls you should implement to identify unlawful personal injury (PI) referral arrangements and ensure you...
This Practice Note explains the statutory regime underpinning the personal injury (PI) referral fee ban—the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012...
What is prohibited? To fall foul of the personal injury (PI) referral fee ban, you must: • receive a referral • of a PI or ancillary claim • pay a...