Paragraph 16 Solicitors (Disciplinary Proceedings) Rules 2007

Rule 2 of the Solicitors (Disciplinary Proceedings) Rules 2007^f1 is amended as follows.

(1)

For paragraph (4) substitute—

“(4)
References in these Rules to registered European lawyers are references to—

(a)
those lawyers—

(i)
whose names were entered in the register of registered European lawyers maintained by the Law Society under regulation 15 of the European Communities (Lawyer’s Practice) Regulations 2000, as it had effect immediately before IP completion day, at a time before IP completion day, but

(ii)
in relation to whom regulation 6 of the Services of Lawyers and Lawyer’s Practice (Revocation etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 does not apply;

(b)
those lawyers whose names are entered in the register of registered European lawyers maintained by the Law Society under regulation 15 of the European Communities (Lawyer’s Practice) Regulations 2000, as that regulation has effect by virtue of regulation 6 of the Services of Lawyers and Lawyer’s Practice (Revocation etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, and include, where appropriate, those who have ceased to be registered in that register or whose registration has been suspended.”.

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Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2007/3588; the 2007 Rules were revoked on 25 November 2019 by rule 50 of the Solicitors (Disciplinary Proceedings) Rules 2019 (2019/1185). Rule 51 of the 2019 Rules saves the 2007 Rules for proceedings in respect of which an application was made before the 2019 Rules came into force. There are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.