Solicitors Act 1957
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to consolidate the Solicitors Acts, 1932 to 1956, and certain other enactments relating to solicitors, with corrections and improvements made under the Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act, 1949. |
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| Citation | 5 & 6 Eliz. 2. c. 27 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales[b] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 6 June 1957 |
| Commencement | 15 July 1957[c] |
| Repealed | 1 May 1975 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
| Amended by |
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| Repealed by | Solicitors Act 1974 |
| Relates to | |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Solicitors Act 1957 (5 & 6 Eliz. 2. c. 27) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments relating to solicitors in England and Wales.[1][2]
Provisions
Repealed enactments
Section 88(1) of the act repealed 13 enactments, listed in the third schedule to the act.[3]
| Citation | Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 49 | Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act 1925 | Subsection (1) of section two hundred and fifteen. |
| 22 & 23 Geo. 5. c. 37 | Solicitors Act 1932 | The whole act.. |
| 23 & 24 Geo. 5. c. 24 | Solicitors Act 1933 | The whole act.. |
| 24 & 25 Geo. 5. c. 45 | Solicitors Act 1934 | In section one, subsection (1), in subsection (2) the words from "in sections forty-five" to "1932 and", and subsection (3); in section two, in subsection (1) the words from "as it applies to England" to "to Scotland" and subsection (2). |
| 24 & 25 Geo. 5. c. 53 | County Courts Act 1934 | Section one hundred and eighty-two from "and a" onwards; and section one hundred and eighty-four. |
| 26 Geo. 5 & 1 Edw. 8. c. 35 | Solicitors Act 1936 | The whole act. except section fourteen. |
| 2 & 3 Geo. 6. c. 110 | Solicitors (Disciplinary Committee) Act 1939 | The whole act.. |
| 4 & 5 Geo. 6. c. 46 | Solicitors Act 1941 | The whole act.. |
| 12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 21 | Solicitors, Public Notaries, &c., Act 1949 | Subsections (2) and (4) of section one and the First Schedule. |
| 12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 101 | Justices of the Peace Act 1949 | Section seven. |
| 14 & 15 Geo. 6. c. 6 | Solicitors Act 1950 | The whole act.. |
| 4 & 5 Eliz. 2. c. 8 | County Courts Act 1955 | Sub-paragraph (e) of paragraph 1 of the First Schedule. |
| 4 & 5 Eliz. 2. c. 41 | Solicitors (Amendment) Act 1956 | The whole act. except subsection (4) of section two and paragraph 5 of the First Schedule. |
Subsequent developments
The whole act was repealed by section 89(2) of, and schedule 4 to, the Solicitors Act 1974, which came into force on 1 May 1975.[4]
Notes
References
- ↑ Bunker (1958). The Solicitors Act 1957 with General Introduction and Annotations. Butterworths.
- ↑ "[R]Solicitors Act 1957 | LexisNexis". www.lexisnexis.co.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
- ↑ "Solicitors Act 1957", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Eliz2/5-6 c. 27
- ↑ "Solicitors Act 1974", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1974 c. 47
External links
- Text of the Solicitors Act 1957 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.