New Rule 42 of the Solicitors Practice Rules came into effect on 1st April 2009, and added a further annual compulsory requirement, which operates in addition to the existing Regulation 176 under the Legal Profession Act and the three-yearly requirement which that regulation imposes.

To view a copy of either, please click on the appropriate link to the left.

For present purposes, it can safely be said that almost all solicitors will need to fulfil the requirements of both pieces of legislation by 31st March 2010.