The Solicitors Act 1974 (c. 47) is an
act of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, and may also legislate for the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. It meets at the Palace ...
governing the regulation and responsibilities of practicing
solicitor
A solicitor is a lawyer who traditionally deals with most of the legal matters in some jurisdictions. A person must have legally defined qualifications, which vary from one jurisdiction to another, to be described as a solicitor and enabled to p ...
s, and the firms for whom they work, as well as stipulating under what circumstances one can practise as a solicitor. It also sets out the powers used by the solicitors governing body, the
Solicitors Regulation Authority.
The act reserves certain activities for solicitors. Broadly, these include:
* Preparing and lodging certain documents concerning the conveyance or charging of land; Since repealed.
* Certain probate functions
* Undertaking litigation in open court
See also
*
Solicitors Act
External links
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United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1974
Solicitors
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