Regulated claims management activities

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Guidance

Guidance

Claims management activity - Guidance

Guidance - Professional duties and key risks for solicitors, law firms and their employees when representing clients during claims.

Glossary terms

solicitor

means a person who has been admitted as a solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales and whose name is on the roll.

REL

means a Swiss lawyer within the scope of the UK-Swiss Citizens’ Rights Agreement who registered as a Registered European Lawyer before 1 January 2025

RFL

means a foreign lawyer registered in the register of foreign lawyers

RSL

means a Swiss lawyer registered in the register of Swiss lawyers

regulated claims management activities

means activities which are regulated activities as specified under articles 89G to 89M of the Regulated Activities Order

Regulated Activities Order

means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001

reserved legal activities

has the meaning given in section 12 of the LSA

FCA

means the Financial Conduct Authority

FSMA

means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.