![]() ![]() If you are a Scottish advocate or solicitor or a Northern Irish barrister or solicitor, you may be a manager or owner of an authorised firm of any type without registering as an RFL. If you are a foreign lawyer and want to become a manager or owner of an authorised law firm (other than a licensed body) in England and Wales, you must register with us as an RFL. We hold and publish a register which includes the names of all RFLs.Ī "foreign lawyer" is defined in section 89 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (CLSA) as "a person who is not a solicitor of England and Wales or a barrister but who is a member, and entitled to practise as such, of a legal profession regulated within a jurisdiction outside of England and Wales". Purpose of this guidanceĪn RFL is a ‘foreign lawyer’ who is registered with us. It may also be relevant to other foreign lawyers, and in particular European lawyers, in deciding whether they need to be registered or whether to do so where they have a choice. This guidance is for registered foreign lawyers (RFLs) and lawyers wanting to apply for RFL status. We may have regard to it when exercising our regulatory functions. ![]() ![]() This guidance is to help you understand your obligations and how to comply with them.
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