Section 43 Guarantee FundC1

any solicitor F2, registered foreign lawyerF3or registered European lawyer in practice in the United Kingdom, or any employee of such a solicitor , registered foreign lawyeror registered European lawyer in connection with the practice of the solicitor , registered foreign lawyeror registered European lawyer, whether or not he had a practising certificate in force when the act of dishonesty was committed, and notwithstanding that subsequent to the commission of that act he may have died or had his name removed from or struck off the roll or may have ceased to practise or been suspended from practice F4; F5...

any conveyancing or executry practitioner or an employee of the practitioner in connection with the practitioner's practice as such, even if subsequent to the act concerned the practitioner has ceased to provide conveyancing or executry services;

any F7incorporated practice or any authorised legal business or any owner, partner, directorF8, member, manager, secretary or other employee of an F9incorporated practice authorised legal business, notwithstanding that subsequent to the commission of that act it may have ceased to be F10recognised under section 34(1A) authorised or have been wound upF11; or

any licensed legal services provider or person within it in connection with its provision of legal services F12(with the same meaning as for Part 2 of the 2010 Act), even if—

in respect of a loss made good otherwise;

in respect of a loss which in the opinion of the Council has arisen while the solicitor was suspended from practice;

to a solicitor or his representatives in respect of a loss suffered by him or them in connection with his practice as a solicitor by reason of dishonesty on the part of a partner or employee of his;

to a conveyancing or executry practitioner in respect of a loss suffered by reason of dishonesty on the part of a partner or employee of the practitioner in connection with the practitioner's practice as such;

to an F15incorporated practice or any authorised legal business or any owner, partner, director or member thereof in respect of a loss suffered by it or him by reason of dishonesty on the part of any F16director F17, member , manager, secretary or other employee of the incorporated practice in connection with the practice; F18 . . . owner, partner, director, member, manager, secretary or other employee of the authorised legal business in connection with the business

to a licensed provider or any investor or person who owns, manages or controls or is within the licensed provider in respect of a loss suffered by it or any such person in connection with the licensed provider's provision of legal services by reason of dishonesty on the part of any such persons;

unless an application for a grant is made to the Society in such manner, and within such period after the date on which the loss first came to the knowledge of the applicant, as may be prescribed by rules made under Schedule 3 F20; F21. . .

in respect of any default of a registered European lawyer, or any of his employees or partners, where such act or default takes place outside Scotland, unless the Council is satisfied that the act or default is closely connected with the registered European lawyer’s practice in Scotland.F22;

in respect of any act or default of a registered foreign lawyer, or any of his employees or partners, where such act or default takes place outside Scotland, unless the Council is satisfied that the act or default is closely connected with the registered foreign lawyer’s practice, or any of his partners' practice, in Scotland; or

in respect of any act or default of any F23owner, partner, member, director, manager, secretary or other employee of an F24incorporated practice authorised legal business which is a multi-national practice, where such act or default takes place outside Scotland, unless the Council is satisfied that the act or default is closely connected with the F25incorporated practice’s authorised legal business’s practice in Scotland.

who is not in practice as a solicitor; or

who is suspended from practice as a solicitor during suspension; or

who is in any such employment as is specified in section 35(4) F26or in the employment of an F27incorporated practice authorised legal business F28or a licensed provider;