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Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) of England Issues New Solicitors Code of Conduct 
Posted on Tuesday, March 20, 2007 - 12:00 AM

The new Solicitors Code of Conduct will come into effect from 1 July, 2007, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) announced on 19 March 2007.

The new guidelines will replace the Law Society’s old Guide to the Professional Code of Conduct for Solicitors and comprise 25 non-mandatory rules for practising solicitors and law firm managers.

Under the reforms, law practices will be required to replace the phrase 'Regulated by the Law Society' on their notepaper with the new wording 'Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority'.

The move comes as the Bar Council of UK has also kicked off a full-scale review of professional standards, after this month moving to redraft the Bar’s code of conduct from scratch in an attempt to modernise the profession.