Consumer Rights Act 2015: Primary legislation governing consumer rights and business obligations when providing services to individual clients. Ensures fairness, transparency, and quality of service provisions.
Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982: Sets out the basic requirements for service contracts, including implied terms about reasonable care and skill, reasonable time for performance, and reasonable charge.
Data Protection Act 2018: UK's implementation of data protection requirements, governing how personal information must be handled, stored, and processed.
UK General Data Protection Regulation: Post-Brexit version of GDPR, providing framework for data protection and privacy, including requirements for data processing, storage, and client rights.
Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977: Regulates contracts by restricting how businesses can avoid liability and ensures fairness in contract terms, particularly regarding exclusion clauses.
Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013: Provides rules on information provision, cancellation rights, and additional charges in consumer contracts, including distance selling.
SRA Standards and Regulations: Regulatory framework for solicitors and law firms, setting professional standards and compliance requirements for legal service providers.
ICAEW Regulations: Professional standards and regulatory requirements for chartered accountants and accounting firms in England and Wales.
FCA Regulations: Regulatory framework for financial services firms, ensuring consumer protection and market integrity in financial service provision.
Money Laundering Regulations 2017: Requirements for client due diligence, risk assessment, and anti-money laundering procedures in professional service relationships.
Proceeds of Crime Act 2002: Legislative framework addressing money laundering and proceeds of crime, including reporting obligations for professionals.
Common Law Contract Principles: Fundamental principles of contract law including offer, acceptance, consideration, intention to create legal relations, and certainty of terms.
Professional Duty of Care: Common law obligation to exercise reasonable skill and care in providing professional services to clients.
Fiduciary Duties: Legal obligation to act in the best interests of clients, including duties of loyalty, confidentiality, and avoiding conflicts of interest.
Professional Indemnity Insurance Requirements: Regulatory requirements for maintaining appropriate professional indemnity insurance coverage for client protection.
