Regulated claims management activities
Guidance
Guidance
Claims management activity - GuidanceGuidance - Professional duties and key risks for solicitors, law firms and their employees when representing clients during claims.
Glossary terms
solicitor
means a person who has been admitted as a solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales and whose name is on the roll.
REL
means a Swiss lawyer within the scope of the UK-Swiss Citizens’ Rights Agreement who registered as a Registered European Lawyer before 1 January 2025
RFL
means a foreign lawyer registered in the register of foreign lawyers
RSL
means a Swiss lawyer registered in the register of Swiss lawyers
regulated claims management activities
means activities which are regulated activities as specified under articles 89G to 89M of the Regulated Activities Order
Regulated Activities Order
means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001
reserved legal activities
has the meaning given in section 12 of the LSA
FCA
means the Financial Conduct Authority
FSMA
means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.