Accounts rules and guidance - Introduction
The Solicitors (Scotland) Accounts etc Rules
2001 are arranged in six sections, with three supporting
schedules, and can be downloaded in .pdf format from the menu on
the right. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader ® to view the file,
which can be downloaded free of charge.
The rules have been updated to
incorporate all changes effected up to the end of December 2007.
This annotated version is reproduced by kind permission of W Green
& Son Ltd.
Certain aspects of the accounts rules,
such as accounts certificates,
inspections and
investigations and money laundering
are dealt with on separate pages, accessible either by clicking on
the highlighted text or through the navigation menu on the
left.
Guidance on the remainder of the
accounts rules can be accessed by clicking on the index below. The
guidance takes the form of questions and answers, and references
the relevant rule number. It is based on the information previously
contained in The Guide, but has been updated to take
account of recent amendments to the Rules.
Guidance: part II -
accounts rules
Guidance: part V -
professional practice
Guidance: part VI -
Guarantee Fund
If you have any further queries
regarding the accounts rules or the guidance, please contact:
Ian Messer
Director of Financial Compliance
The Law Society of Scotland
26 Drumsheugh Gardens
Edinburgh
EH3 7YR
Telephone: 0131 226 8897
Fax: 0131 226 7884
Email: fincomp@lawscot.org.uk