Regulation of Legal Personnel (OCR A-Level Law): Flashcards

Oversight of actions by authorised organisation

Bar Standards Board

Disbarment (permanent exclusion from practice)

None - no direct contract with clients

Barristers can be sued for negligence in advocacy

Solicitors' Regulatory Authority (SRA)

Compensates clients for loss due to solicitor dishonesty

Solicitors can owe duty of care to third parties

Oversight regulator for entire legal profession

Independent complaints resolution for legal services