Solicitors' Code of Conduct 2007

Resource type: Practice note

Status: Law stated as at 05-Oct-2011

Jurisdictions: England, Wales

This Practice note provides an overview of the Solicitors' Code of Conduct 2007, which came into force on 1 July 2007 and applies to all solicitors practising in England and Wales.

The Code replaced the rules of professional conduct contained in the Solicitors Practice Rules 1990 with effect from 1 July 2007.

Note: The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Handbook, which is fully in force from 6 October 2011, replaces the Solicitors' Code of Conduct 2007. PLC has published the following Practice notes on the SRA handbook:

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Resource ID: 7-367-9961
Law stated date: 05-Oct-2011
Products: IP&IT, PLC UK Commercial, PLC UK Construction, PLC UK Corporate, PLC UK Dispute Resolution, PLC UK Employment, PLC UK Finance, PLC UK Law Department, PLC UK Private Client, PLC UK Property, PLC UK Public Sector

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Informing the client about costs: at outset of retainer and beyond July 2007 to 5 October 2011 Informing the client about costs: at outset of retainer and beyond July 2007 to 5 October 2011 (http://publicsector.practicallaw.com/topic4-367-5002)
Solicitors' Code of Conduct 2007 - Contract Races Solicitors' Code of Conduct 2007 - Contract Races (http://publicsector.practicallaw.com/topic0-367-8979)
Solicitors' Code of Conduct 2007 - Solicitor acting for a lender and a borrower in a conveyancing transaction Solicitors' Code of Conduct 2007 - Solicitor acting for a lender and a borrower in a conveyancing transaction (http://publicsector.practicallaw.com/topic6-367-8976)
Solicitors' Code of Conduct 2007 - Solicitor acting for a seller and buyer in a conveyancing transaction Solicitors' Code of Conduct 2007 - Solicitor acting for a seller and buyer in a conveyancing transaction (http://publicsector.practicallaw.com/topic8-367-9965)
Solicitors' Code of Conduct: Rule 11 - Litigation and Advocacy Solicitors' Code of Conduct: Rule 11 - Litigation and Advocacy (http://publicsector.practicallaw.com/topic0-367-0983)
SRA Handbook 2011 and Code of Conduct SRA Handbook 2011 and Code of Conduct (http://publicsector.practicallaw.com/topic5-506-3570)
SRA Handbook 2011 and Code of Conduct: issues for property lawyers SRA Handbook 2011 and Code of Conduct: issues for property lawyers (http://publicsector.practicallaw.com/topic6-506-1679)
SRA Handbook 2011: issues for finance lawyers in the Code of Conduct SRA Handbook 2011: issues for finance lawyers in the Code of Conduct (http://publicsector.practicallaw.com/topic3-506-8352)
SRA Handbook 2011: top ten things for in-house lawyers to think about SRA Handbook 2011: top ten things for in-house lawyers to think about (http://publicsector.practicallaw.com/topic9-506-5609)
The application of the Solicitors' Code of Conduct 2007 to transactional property solicitors The application of the Solicitors' Code of Conduct 2007 to transactional property solicitors (http://publicsector.practicallaw.com/topic8-367-8975)

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Solicitors' Code of Conduct 2007 Solicitors' Code of Conduct 2007 (http://publicsector.practicallaw.com/topic3-221-2956)

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