SRA

means the Solicitors Regulation Authority

register of European lawyers

means the register of European lawyers maintained by the SRA under regulation 15 of the European Communities (Lawyer's Practice) Regulations 2000 (SI 2000/1119)

register of foreign lawyers

means the register of foreign lawyers maintained by the SRA under section 89 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990

register of Swiss lawyers

means the register of Swiss lawyers maintained by the SRA under regulation 5(a)(iii) of The Recognition of Professional Qualifications and Implementation of International Recognition Agreements (Amendment) (Extension to Switzerland etc.) Regulations 2024.

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.

register

includes:

1. the roll and the register of solicitors with practising certificates kept under Part I of the SA,
2. the register of European lawyers;
3. the register of foreign lawyers;
4. the register of Swiss lawyers; and
5. the register of authorised bodies kept under the AJA and the LSA

Tribunal

means the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal which is an independent statutory tribunal constituted under section 46 of the SA

character and suitability

includes fitness and propriety under rule 13.1 of the SRA Authorisation of Firms Rules

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

foreign lawyer

has the meaning given in section 89(9) of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990

manager

means:

1. the sole principal in a recognised sole practice;
2. a member of a LLP;
3. a director of a company;
4. a partner in a partnership; or
5. in relation to any other body, a member of its governing body

recognised body

means a body recognised by the SRA under section 9 of the AJA

RFL

means a foreign lawyer registered in the register of foreign lawyers

RSL

means a Swiss lawyer registered in the register of Swiss lawyers