Legal Services Flashcards
1
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Regulated Providers of Legal Services (6)
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- Solicitors Regulation Authority
- Bar Standards Board
- CILEx
- Intellectual Property Regulation Board
- Council of Licenced Conveyancers
- Master of the Faculties
2
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Reserved Legal Activities (6)
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- Right of Audience
- Conduct of Litigation
- Reserved Instrument Activities
- Probate Activities
- Notarial Activities
- Administration of Oaths
3
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Exemption to Reserved Legal Activities
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Litigant in Person
4
Q
Minimum Level of Indemnity Insurance
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£3 Million
5
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Requirement for Professional Indemnity Insurance (2)
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- Adequate
- Appropriate
6
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Freelance Solicitor Professional Indemnity Insurance Requirements (2)
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- No reserved legal activity, no insurance requirement
- If reserved legal activity, adequate and appropriate coverage (not £3 mil)
7
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Non-Commercial Organisation Solicitor Requirement
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- Charity or organisation must have appropriate and adequate cover
8
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Funding of Non-Litigation Matters (2)
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- Private Funding/Private Retainer
- Fixed Fee Basis
9
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Funding of Litigation Matters (7)
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- Private Funding
- Conditional Fee Agreement
- Damages Based Agreement
- Third Party Funding
- Legal Expenses Insurance
- Union Funding
- Legal Aid
10
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Conditional Fee Agreement Rules (4)
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- Hours + Success Fee
- If lost, disbursement only
- Cannot exceed 100% of normal fees
- Cannot be used in family proceedings
11
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Damages Based Agreement Rules (4)
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- Costs as a percentage of winnings
- If lost, solicitor not entitled to any fee or repayment of disbursements
- Legal costs can be no more than 50%
- No more than 25% in personal injury case
12
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After the Event Insurance Rules (2)
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- Will not cover client’s solicitor fees
- Taken for Conditional Fee or Damages Based Agreement
13
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Legal Aid in Civil Context Test (2)
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- Financial Eligibility Test
- Good Prospects of Success
14
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Legal Aid in Criminal Context Test (2)
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- Means Test
- Interest of Justice
15
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Equality Act 2010 Protected Characteristics (9)
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- Age
- Disability
- Gender Reassignment
- Marriages and Civil Partnerships
- Pregnancy and Maternity
- Race
- Religion or Belief
- Sex
- Sexual Orientation