Why the SRA regulates legal services

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Who the SRA regulates
Say who the SRA regulates and who it authorises in practice.
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Risk-based supervision
Explain what a risk-based approach means for how the SRA supervises legal services.
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Identify and manage risks
Describe the practical duty on a firm to identify, monitor, and manage material risks.
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Material risk management
Separate SRA conduct regulation from a client’s civil claim or any criminal issue that might also arise.
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SRA scope misconception
Why is it wrong to say the SRA only regulates individual solicitors or that low-frequency risks do not matter?
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Building block 6
A client complains about poor service, a possible breach of professional standards, and a potential loss claim. Talk through, in order, how you would identify the SRA’s role, what the firm must do about risk, and how you would keep regulatory issues separate from the client’s private law remedies.

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Why the SRA regulates legal services

Guided prompts in this topic

Who the SRA regulates

Risk-based supervision

Identify and manage risks

Material risk management

SRA scope misconception

Building block 6