Part II Right to Practise as a Solicitor

Unqualified persons acting as solicitors

C231 Offence for unqualified persons to pretend to be solicitor or notary public. C1

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Any F2. . . person (including a body corporate) who F3, not having the relevant qualification,either by himself or together with others, wilfully and falsely—

a

pretends to be a solicitor or notary public; or

F4aa

pretends to be a registered European lawyer; or

F5ab

pretends to be a registered foreign lawyer; or

b

takes or uses any name, title, addition or description implying that he is duly qualified to act as a solicitor or a notary public F6F7, registered European lawyer or registered foreign lawyer, as the case may be, or recognised by law as so qualified;

shall be guilty of an offence.

F82

Any person (including a body corporate) who either by himself or together with others, wilfully and falsely—

a

pretends to be an incorporated practice;

b

takes or uses any name, title, addition or description implying that he is an incorporated practice,

shall be guilty of an offence.

F112A

This section does not apply to an incorporated practice.

2B

This section does not apply in relation to the taking or using by a licensed legal services provider of a name, title, addition or description if the licensed provider has the Society's written authority for using it.

2C

For the purpose of subsection (2B), the Council are to make rules which—

a

set the procedure for getting the Society's authority (and specify the conditions that the Society may impose if it gives that authority),

b

specify the grounds on which the Society may refuse to give that authority (and require the Society to give reasons in writing if it refuses to give that authority).

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