OFR and Compliance with the SRA Code of Conduct

Course Overview

Central to Outcomes Focussed Regulation (OFR) is the requirement that the ten over-arching ethical Principles embedded into OFR and the Outcomes set out in the SRA Code of Conduct are achieved by law firms Delivered by experienced lecturer Peter Scott, this course has been specially designed to take the busy practitioner through the compliance requirements laid down by the Principles and the Code of Conduct.

Topics considered include:

• Who is regulated?
• The principles, particularly Principle 8 
• Each of the chapters of Code of Conduct, covering in particular:
• Client care
• Equality and diversity
• Conflicts of interest
• Confidentiality
• Introductions to and dealing with third parties
• Management of your business
• Publicity requirements
• Fee sharing and referrals
• Dealing with your regulator
• Separate businesses
• In-house practice
• Overseas practice