Solicitors Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

This document states the entries needed to be made for every transaction on the solicitors' accounts module on the LPC.

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QUESTION 1A – FSMA REGULATIONS No person may carry on a regulated activity in the UK unless authorised or exempt (s19 FSMA). Need to ensure that the firm is not committing a criminal offence by carrying out a regulated activity without authority pursuant to S 23 FSMA, so we need to consider the effect of FSMA. 1. Are you in Business? a. For an activity to be a regulated activity under FSMA, it must be “carried on by way of business”. As the firm is providing a service for the client,...

You hold £500 on account of costs for the client. You pay a surveyor's fee of £200 + £40 for the client. The invoice is made out to you. Subsequently you send the clients a bill for £400 in professional charges. The client is registered for VAT. How do you send the VAT invoices? - CORRECT ANSWER-You will send the client one VAT invoice covering the VAT on both the survey and the profit costs. You are holding £600 on account of costs and have to pay a disbursement. Which is correct...

The Overarching Objective: - CORRECT ANSWER-Rule 1.1 of SRA Accounts Rule - To keep client money safe Office Money: - CORRECT ANSWER-Belongs to firm Client Money: - CORRECT ANSWER-Belongs to clients. Rule 12 SRA 12.2 & 12.7: - CORRECT ANSWER-set out the distinctions between what is client money and what is office money. Rule 12.7 is the main rule listing examples of what is office money Out of scope money: - CORRECT ANSWER-money received by a multi-disciplinary partnership in relatio...

What are the SRA Accounts Rules ('the Rules')? - CORRECT ANSWER--The SRA Accounts Rules 2019. This version has been in effect since November 2019 and can be found on the SRA website. -The Rules govern how law firms operate their accounting systems, and focus specifically on safeguarding money belonging to clients and others Who do the SRA rules apply to? - CORRECT ANSWER-These rules apply to everyone involved in a business that provides legal services, irrespective of their level. ...

Client or office money? Money held to sender's order where sender is not a client of the firm. - Client money. See r12.1 Client or office money? Money held or received as stakeholder, where firm is conducting a transaction for a principal of the firm. - Client money. Stakeholder money is always client money. See r12.2(b) Client or office money? Money received for any paid disbursement. - Office money. Doesn't matter what the nature of the disbursement is. See r12.7(c)(ii) Client or offic...

FLK2 MCQS SUMMARY SOLICITORS ACCOUNTS EXAM (ELABORATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS) LATEST The solicitor should pay the whole of the sum into client account and promptly transfer £800 to business account When there is a mixed payment of client money and non-client money, it must be paid into client account, and the non-client money transferred to business account. - CORRECT ANSWER-A solicitor acts for a residential buyer, and the transaction is nearing simultaneous exchange and completio...

SOLAC SRA Accounts Rules Client Money Client Money Defined in Rule 2.1 as money held or receive by the firm: (a) Relating to regulated services delivered by you [the firm] to a client. (b) On behalf of a third party in relation to regulated services delivered by you (incl stakeholder). (c) As a trustee or as the holder of a specified office or appointment. (d) In respect of your fees and any unpaid disbursements if held or received prior to delivery of a bill for the same. (but note: o...

money received for costs in payment of a bill or agreed fee - client or office money? - CORRECT ANSWER-Office Money money received as an advance or on account of costs generally - client or office money? - CORRECT ANSWER-Client Money money received to cover disbursements which have not yet been paid - client or office money? - CORRECT ANSWER-Generally Client Money - limited exception at 12.7(e) - money received for disbursements not yet paid but for which firm has incurred liability eg...