THE Law Society’s Council approved the delegation of its rule-making powers to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) last week.
Des Hudson, Law Society chief executive, said: “The delegation of powers is an important completion of our work in the public interest in ensuring a proper separation of regulatory and representational work.”
It means the representative Law Society can continue to develop its role supporting solicitors at a time of significant change and a challenging legal market place.
The Council has stated in the past its intention to delegate the powers to the SRA.
Mr Hudson added: “The profession’s rules are now made by a body with a duty to act in the public interest rather than one which also has a representational role.”
The Society will issue further information and advice about the implications of the first set of rules to be made by the SRA under this power.
