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Publicity and Marketing Compliance Checklist for SRA-regulated Law Firms (England and Wales)

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This checklist assists you in assessing whether your arrangements and controls support effective compliance with the publicity‑related regulatory duties that govern law firms.

Read it alongside the subtopic: Publicity & inducements—law firms, to ensure full context.

Publicity obligations under the SRA appear in the SRA Principles, the SRA Code of Conduct for Firms (Code for Firms), the SRA Code of Conduct for Solicitors (Code for Solicitors) and the SRA Transparency Rules.

These are supported by guidance notes and warning notices issued by the SRA.

See also Practice Note: Publicity—law firms for further detail.

General Requirement

Compulsory or recommended Comments (if any)

  • ☐ Put in place a process to confirm that any publicity concerning your practice aligns with the SRA Principles and is not misleading. See Precedents: Publicity material compliance check—law firms and Publicity material audit form—law firms...
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