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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/solicitors-disciplinary-proceedings-rules-2019/article-5",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2019/1185",
  "legislation_title": "The Solicitors (Disciplinary Proceedings) Rules 2019",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/solicitors-disciplinary-proceedings-rules-2019",
  "path": "article/5",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Standard of proof",
  "text": "The standard of proof that must be applied to proceedings considered under these Rules is the civil standard of proof.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Word in rule 5 substituted (25.5.2020) by The Solicitors (Disciplinary Proceedings) (Amendment) Rules 2020 (S.I. 2020/462), rules 1(2), 7(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in rule 5 substituted (25.5.2020) by The Solicitors (Disciplinary Proceedings) (Amendment) Rules 2020 (S.I. 2020/462), rules 1(2), 7(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Rule 5 in force at 25.11.2019, see rule 1"
    }
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}