Part I E+W Solicitors

[F1 Legal services bodies and sole solicitors’ practices] E+W

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 9 crossheading substituted (1.11.2015) by The Legal Services Act 2007 (The Law Society) (Modification of Functions) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/401), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 17 (with arts. 4, 5)

[F2 10A.Penalty for sole solicitor pretending that practice is recognised E+W

(1) A sole solicitor shall not describe or hold out the sole solicitor’s practice as a practice for the time being recognised under section 9 unless it is so recognised.

(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.

(3) In this section “sole solicitor” has the same meaning as in section 9.]

Textual Amendments

F2 S. 10A inserted (1.11.2015) by The Legal Services Act 2007 (The Law Society) (Modification of Functions) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/401), art. 1(3), Sch. 1 para. 19