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This Practice Note provides guidance on the SRA Codes of Conduct, contained in the SRA Standards and Regulations. The SRA Standards and Regulations include two Codes of Conduct—a Code for Solicitors, RELs and RFLs and a Code for Firms.

The Standards and Regulations (including the Codes of Conduct) set out the standards and requirements that individual solicitors and firms regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) are expected to achieve and observe:

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   for the benefit of clients, and

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   in the general public interest

This Practice Note explains how the SRA Codes of Conduct are structured, who is responsible for compliance with them and the potential consequences of breach. It contains a series of tables setting out and contrasting how the requirements in the Codes apply to individuals and to firms.

For further guidance on the SRA regulatory regime, see Practice Notes:

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   SRA regulatory regime

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   SRA Standards and Regulations

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   SRA Accounts Rules—law firms

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   Breach reporting—law firms