The Government has rebuffed an attempt to force all in-house lawyers to pay for a practising certificate (PC).

In a debate in the House of Lords earlier this month, Conservative shadow Lord Chancellor Lord Kingsland proposed an amendment to the Legal Services Bill, which was backed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), in a bid to “put the obligation of in-house solicitors beyond doubt”.

This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.

To view this content, please continue to their sites.

Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Why am I seeing this?

LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.

For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]