Solicitors accounts rules 2009 pdf

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Client accounts, conveyancing accounts and conveyancing CPF accounts 3. Moneys to be paid into client account 4. Splitting of moneys 5. No money other than money under rules 3 1 , 4 and 5 3 to be paid into client account 6.

Moneys which may be drawn from client account 7. Money from client account — how drawn 8. Transfers between accounts No sum shall be transferred from the ledger account of one client to that of another, except in circumstances in which — a it would have been permissible under these Rules to have withdrawn from a client account the sum transferred from the first client and to have paid into a client account the sum so transferred to the second client; or b it would have been permissible under the Conveyancing Rules to have withdrawn from a conveyancing account the sum transferred from the first client and to have paid into a conveyancing account the sum so transferred to the second client.

Cash books, ledgers, journals, etc. Engagement of book-keeper 11A. Power of Council to require production of books of account, etc. Intimation of costs incurred Requirements of Council — how made Every requirement to be made by the Council of a solicitor under these Rules — a shall be made in writing under the hand of the Director or a member of the Council designated by the Council for the purpose; and b may be served on the solicitor by sending the document by registered post to his usual or last known address.

Notice given by Council to book-keepers 14A. Every notice to be given by the Council to a book-keeper under these Rules — a shall be in writing under the hand of the Director or a member of the Council designated by the Council for this purpose; and b if the book-keeper is an accountant, an accounting firm, an accounting corporation or an accounting LLP, may be served on the book-keeper by sending the notice by registered post to the address of the book-keeper provided to the Council in relation to an application under rule 11A or appearing in the Register of Public Accountants, Register of Accounting Firms or Register of Accounting Corporations as the case may be kept and maintained under the Accountants Act Act 4 of Saving Nothing in these Rules shall deprive a solicitor of any recourse or right, whether by way of lien, set-off, counter-claim, charge or otherwise, against moneys standing to the credit of a client account.

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Solicitor's Full Name. Whether practising alone. In compliance with section 79 of the Legal Profession Act , and the Accountant's Report Rules made thereunder, I have examined to the extent required by rule 4 of the said Rules the books, accounts and documents produced to me in respect of the above practise s of the abovenamed solicitor.

In so far as an opinion can be based on this limited examination I am satisfied that during the above mentioned period s he has complied with the provisions of the Solicitors' Account Rules , except so far as concern -. If an address is not so covered, the reason must be stated. The results of the comparisons required under rule 4 1 f of the Accountant's Report Rules , at the dates selected by me were as follows:.

Particulars of the accountant: Full Name. Firm Name. Dated the. Matters in respect of which the accountant has been unable to satisfy himself and the reasons for that inability: To be printed on the reverse of the Report.

Matters other than trivial breaches in respect of which it appears to the accountant that the solicitor has not complied with the provisions of the Solicitors' Account Rules Made the 18th August PU 2