ORDER 53B

PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS CONCERNING SOLICITORS (SOLICITORS ACTS 1954 TO 2011)
PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS CONCERNING TRAINEE SOLICITORS (SOLICITORS ACTS 1954 TO 2011)

I. Application and Definitions

1.(1) The provisions of this Order apply only to:

(i) proceedings relating to the conduct of a solicitor, arising under the Solicitors Acts 1954 to 2011, arising from an application under section 7 of the Act of 1960 made by a person (other than the Law Society) before the date of entry into operation of Part 6 of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 or from such application made by the Law Society before or after such date, and

(ii) proceedings relating to the conduct of a trainee solicitor, arising under the Solicitors Acts 1954 to 2011, commenced before the date of entry into operation of section 208 of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015.