Authorisation to practice

Question 1

• Must not carry out reserved legal activity unless authorised to do so

Answer 1

rS6. Includes individuals without a practising cert (rS8). Must not permit any third party who is not authorised to provide reserved legal activities to provide such reserved legal activities on your behalf (rS7).

Question 2

• What practising includes

Answer 2

rS9, supplying legal services whilst holding a practising cert or holding yourself out. Includes offering to supply legal services (rS10).

Question 3

Noting brief

Answer 3

– rS11

Question 4

rS17

Answer 4

Where you carry on reserved legal activities in one of the capacities set out at Rule rS16, so as to be subject to regulation by the Bar Standards Board in respect of those reserved legal activities, any other legal services you may supply in that same capacity will also be subject to regulation by the Bar Standards Board, even if unreserved.

Question 5

• Practising in more than one capacity

Answer 5

rS18

Question 6

• Pupil barrister supplying legal services to public –

Answer 6

– rS19, need permission of head of chambers or pupil supervisor

Question 7

• Need a qualified person to provide guidance

Answer 7

– rS20, if you are a barrister of less than three years’ standing. Meaning of qualified person in rS22.

Question 8

• Public access rules

Answer 8

rS24

Question 9

• Managing general conduct of client’s affairs –

Answer 9

– rS25, should not do this unless foreign work (rS26)

Question 10

• Legal advice centres

Answer 10

treated as if employed (rS41), may not receive fees other than a salary (rS42)