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The Solicitors (Disciplinary Proceedings) Rules 2007 (revoked)

S.I. 2007/3588 · Made 14 December 2007 · Extends to England and Wales

Up to date with all changes known to legislation.gov.uk, revised to 31 December 2020.

Legal profession, England and wales

Made 14th December 2007

Coming into force 14th January 2008

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Annotations to the whole text

Textual amendments

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Rules revoked (25.11.2019) by The Solicitors (Disciplinary Proceedings) Rules 2019 (S.I. 2019/1185), rules 1, 50 (with savings in rule 51 relating to proceedings in respect of which an application was made before S.I. 2019/1185 came into force); and Rules amended (31.12.2020), in so far as still in force, by The Services of Lawyers and Lawyer’s Practice (Revocation etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1342), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 16 (with Sch. para. 13)

Contents

  1. Part 1: Introduction Repealed
  2. 1Citation and Commencement Repealed
  3. 2Interpretation Repealed
  4. Part 2: Constitution Repealed
  5. 3President, Vice-Presidents and Clerk Repealed
  6. 4Constitution of Divisions Repealed
  7. Part 3: Applications Repealed
  8. 5Applications in respect of solicitors, recognised bodies, registered European lawyers and registered foreign lawyers Repealed
  9. 6Certification of a case to answer Repealed
  10. 7Supplementary statements Repealed
  11. 8Applications by the Law Society against solicitors’ employees Repealed
  12. 9Other Applications Repealed
  13. Part 4: Procedure and rules of evidence Repealed
  14. 10Service of documents Repealed
  15. 11Directions Repealed
  16. 12Listing Repealed
  17. 13Evidence: general Repealed
  18. 14Written evidence Repealed
  19. 15Previous findings of record Repealed
  20. 16Hearings and Findings Repealed
  21. 17The Order Repealed
  22. Part 5: Miscellaneous Repealed
  23. 18Costs Repealed
  24. 19Re-hearing where respondent neither appears nor is represented Repealed
  25. 20Adjournment for Law Society to investigate Repealed
  26. 21Miscellaneous Repealed
  27. 22Revocation Repealed
  28. 23Transitional provision Repealed
  29. Signature
  30. Schedule FORMS Repealed
  31. Explanatory note

1Citation and CommencementF1

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2InterpretationF1

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3President, Vice-Presidents and ClerkF1

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4Constitution of DivisionsF1

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5Applications in respect of solicitors, recognised bodies, registered European lawyers and registered foreign lawyersF1

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6Certification of a case to answerF1

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7Supplementary statementsF1

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8Applications by the Law Society against solicitors’ employeesF1

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9Other ApplicationsF1

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10Service of documentsF1

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11DirectionsF1

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12ListingF1

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13Evidence: generalF1

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14Written evidenceF1

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15Previous findings of recordF1

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16Hearings and FindingsF1

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17The OrderF1

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18CostsF1

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19Re-hearing where respondent neither appears nor is representedF1

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20Adjournment for Law Society to investigateF1

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21MiscellaneousF1

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22RevocationF1

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23Transitional provisionF1

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Signature

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Explanatory note

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