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Transparency in price and service - GuidanceGuidance: To help you understand your obligations under our Transparency Rules.
Glossary terms
authorised body
means:
- a body that has been authorised by the SRA to practise as a licensed body or a recognised body; or
- a sole practitioner's practice that has been authorised by the SRA as a recognised sole practice
asset
includes money, documents, wills, deeds, investments and other property
UK
means United Kingdom, made up of: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland
disbursements
means any costs or expenses paid or to be paid to a third party on behalf of the client or trust (including any VAT element) save for office expenses such as postage and courier fees
client
means the person for whom you act and, where the context permits, includes prospective and former clients
in the SRA Financial Services (Scope) Rules, in relation to any regulated financial services activities carried on by an authorised body for a trust or the estate of a deceased person (including a controlled trust), means the trustees or personal representatives in their capacity as such and not any person who is a beneficiary under the trust or interested in the estate