The Solicitors Act 1974 (c 47) is an
Act of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. It meets at the Palace of Westminster, London. It alone possesses legislative suprem ...
governing the regulation and responsibilities of practicing
solicitor
A solicitor is a legal practitioner who traditionally deals with most of the legal matters in some jurisdictions. A person must have legally-defined qualifications, which vary from one jurisdiction to another, to be described as a solicitor and ...
s, and the firms for whom they work, as well as stipulating under what circumstances one can practise as a solicitor. It also sets out the powers used by the solicitors governing body, the
Solicitors Regulation Authority
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is the regulatory body for solicitors in England and Wales.
It is responsible for regulating the professional conduct of more than 125,000 solicitors and other authorised individuals at more than 11,000 ...
.
The Act reserves certain activities for solicitors. Broadly, these include:
* Preparing and lodging certain documents concerning the conveyance or charging of land; Since repealed.
* Certain probate functions
* Undertaking litigation in open court
See also
*
Solicitors Act
Solicitors Act (with its variations) is a stock short title used in the United Kingdom for legislation relating to solicitors.
List
*The Revenue Solicitors Act 1828 ( 9 Geo. 4. c. 25)
*The Treasury Solicitor Act 1876 ( 39 & 40 Vict. c. 18)
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External links
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United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1974
Solicitors
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