Part I Circumstances in which Society may Intervene
Solicitors Act 1974 (1974 c 47) | Legislation

SCHEDULE 1 Intervention in Solicitor's Practice

Section 35

Part I Circumstances in which Society may Intervene

1

(1)     Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the powers conferred by Part II of this Schedule shall be exercisable where—

(a)     the [Society has] reason to suspect dishonesty on the part of—

(i)     a solicitor, or

(ii)     an employee of a solicitor, or

(iii)     the personal representatives of a deceased solicitor,

in connection with that solicitor's practice [or former practice] or in connection with any trust of which that solicitor is or formerly was a trustee [or that employee is or was a trustee in his capacity as such an employee];

[(aa)     the Society has reason to suspect dishonesty on the part of a solicitor (“Sâ€) in connection with—

(i)     the business of any person of whom S is or was an employee, or of any body of which S is or was a manager, or

(ii)     any business which is or was carried on by S as a sole trader;]

(b)     the [Society considers] that there has been undue delay on the part of the personal representatives of a deceased solicitor who immediately before his death was practising as a sole solicitor

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