Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1974/47/part/II/crossheading/intervention-in-solicitors-practice-compensation-fund-and-professional-indemnity
Timestamp: 2020-01-20 05:54:49
Document Index: 239730815

Matched Legal Cases: ['art. 3', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 2', 'art. 5', 'art. 2', 'art. 5', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 2', 'art. 5', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 9', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 3']

Changes over time for: Cross Heading: Intervention in solicitor’s practice, Compensation Fund and professional indemnity
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Solicitors Act 1974, Cross Heading: Intervention in solicitor’s practice, Compensation Fund and professional indemnity.
Intervention in solicitor’s practice, Compensation Fund and professional indemnityE+W
35 Intervention in solicitor’s practice.E+W
C1S. 35 applied (with modifications) (22.5.2000) by S.I. 2000/1119, arts. 1, 37(3), Sch. 4 para. 9 (as amended (1.7.2009) by The Legal Services Act 2007 (Registered European Lawyers) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1587), art. 3(9))
C2S. 36 modified (13.7.2011) by Legal Services Act 2007 (The Law Society and The Council for Licensed Conveyancers) (Modification of Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1716), art. 2(1), Sch. para. 3
C3S. 36 extended (14.10.1991) by Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41, SIF 76:1), s. 89(3)(a)(iv)(4); S.I. 1991/1883, art. 3, Sch.
C4S. 36 applied (with modifications) (14.10.1991) by Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41, SIF 76:1), s. 89, Sch. 14 para. 6; S.I. 1991/1883, art. 3, Sch. (as substituted (31.3.2009) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 177, 211, Sch. 16 para. 132 (with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2009/503, art. 2(b)(iii) (subject to art. 5))
C5S. 36 applied (with modifications) by Administration of Justice Act 1985 (c. 61), Sch. 2 para. 6(1) (as substituted (31.3.2004) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 177, 211, Sch. 16 para. 94 (with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2009/503, art. 2(b)(ii) (subject to art. 5)
[F236ACompensation fundsE+W
“compensation rules” means rules under section 36(1).]
F2Ss. 36, 36A substituted (31.3.2009) for s. 36 by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), 177, 211, {Sch. 16 para. 37} (with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2009/503, art. 2(b)(i) (subject to arts. 4, 5)
C6S. 36A modified (13.7.2011) by Legal Services Act 2007 (The Law Society and The Council for Licensed Conveyancers) (Modification of Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1716), art. 2(1), Sch. para. 4
C7S. 36A extended (1.7.2009) by S.I. 2000/1119, Sch. 4 para. 8(1) (as amended by The Legal Services Act 2007 (Registered European Lawyers) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1587), art. 3(8)(a))
C8S. 36A(2)(3) applied by Administration of Justice Act 1985 (c. 61), Sch. 2 para. 6(2) (as substituted (31.3.2009) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 177, 211, Sch. 16 para. 94 (with ss. 29. 192, 193)); S.I. 2009/503, art. 2(b)(ii) (subject to art. 5)
S. 36A(2)(3) applied by Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41), Sch. 14 para. 7 (as substituted (31.3.2009) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 177, 211, Sch. 16 para. 133 (with ss. 29. 192, 193)); S.I. 2009/503, art. 2(b)(iii)
37 Professional indemnity.E+W
(1)The [F3Society] may make rules (in this Act referred to as “indemnity rules”) concerning indemnity against loss arising from claims in respect of any description of civil liability incurred—
(b)by an employee or former employee of a solicitor or former solicitor in connection with that solicitor’s practice or with any trust of which that solicitor or the employee is or formerly was a trustee.
(a)may authorise or require the Society to establish and maintain a fund or funds;
(b)may authorise or require the Society to take out and maintain insurance with authorised insurers;
(a)may specify the terms and conditions on which indemnity is to be available, and any circumstances in which the right to it is to be excluded or modified;
(b)may provide for the management, administration and protection of any fund maintained by virtue of subsection (2)(a) and require solicitors or any class of solicitors to make payments to any such fund;
(e)may authorise the Society to determine the amount of any payments required by the rules, subject to such limits, or in accordance with such provisions, as may be prescribed by the rules;
(h)may empower the [F4Society] to take such steps as [F5it considers] necessary or expedient to ascertain whether or not the rules are being [F6, or have been,] complied with; and
F3Words in s. 37(1) substituted (7.3.2008 in so far as the amending Act substitutes the word "Society" for the word "Council" and 1.10.2010 otherwise) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 177, 211, Sch. 16 para. 38(a) (with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2008/222, art. 2(j)(i); S.I. 2009/3250, art. 2(f)(ii) (with art. 9)
F4Word in s. 37(3)(h) substituted (7.3.2008) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 177, 211, Sch. 16 para. 38(b)(i) (with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2008/222, art. 2(j)(i)
F5Words in s. 37(3)(h) substituted (7.3.2008) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 177, 211, Sch. 16 para. 38(b)(ii) (with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2008/222, art. 2(j)(i)
F6Words in s. 37(3)(h) inserted (30.6.2008) by Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), ss. 177, 211, Sch. 16 para. 38(b)(iii) (with ss. 29, 192, 193); S.I. 2008/1436, art. 2(d)(i)
C9S. 37 extended (14.10.1991) by Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41, SIF 76:1), s. 89(3)(a)(v)(4); S.I. 1991/1883, art. 3, Sch.
S. 37 extended (22.5.2000) by S.I. 2000/1119, regs. 1, 37(3), Sch. 4 para. 1(3) (as amended (1.7.2009) by The Legal Services Act 2007 (Registered European Lawyers) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1587), art. 3(4))