Regulation by the CLC

If you want your legal practice to be regulated by the CLC, or would like to find out more about regulation by the CLC, you should start by completing this form

You can also download our Application Pack for applying to become a licensed Alternative Business Structure.

Your regulatory arrangements

Our new outcomes-focused regulatory approach went live on 6 October 2011.

The new approach is risk-based, concentrated less upon compliance with prescriptive rules and more explicitly focused upon the delivery of specific positive outcomes for clients.

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CPD

Download our CPD training guide.

If you are a regulated practice using your own materials for the delivery of CPD to your qualified personnel, there are certain criteria that you must follow.
Download details here.

The CLC offers CPD Correspondence Courses. Download details.

Download our full list of accredited CPD providers.

Becoming a licensed conveyancer

There are several ways to qualify as a licensed conveyancer, including the CLC's distance learning programme. More information is available on the dedicated Student page of our website.

Solicitors or legal executives with relevant conveyancing experience can apply for a licence to practise as a licensed conveyancer.

FORUM

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Online Licence/Certificate of Recognition Renewal

The closing date for Licence and Certificate of Recognition renewal is 31 October 2012. If you are yet to renew, you can do so by logging in to to practice extranet for Certificate of Recognition and LC's extranet for Licence.

New regulatory arrangements

The CLC Handbook and Operating Frameworks came into force on 6 October 2011 introducing a principles-based and outcomes-focused approach to regulation. These changes provide CLC practices increased flexibility in the way in which they deliver improved services for the benefit of consumers. A summary of the effects of the changes is set out in our series of Quick-start Guides.

Click here to view our regulatory arrangements in full.

Probate Information Pack

To be a probate practitioner regulated by the CLC, you must first hold a licence as a licensed conveyancer in order to have the additional licence to offer probate services. You can find out more about these requirements here.