We regulate and authorise CILEX Authorised Entities (firms) to provide legal work in specific areas of law. Firms must show us that they have the right processes and procedures in place to carry out legal work before we authorise them. They must comply with the CILEx Code of Conduct.
You can find and check a firm is genuine by using our Firm Directory. The firms listed in the CRL directory have been authorised to provide legal services in one or more of the following areas of law:
conveyancing
immigration
litigation and advocacy – civil
litigation and advocacy – criminal
litigation and advocacy – family
probate
A firm’s authorisation shows you the area of law the firm specialises in. A firm may also provide other legal services which do not require our authorisation. However, the firm will still be regulated by us for all legal services they provide.
There are benefits of using one of our regulated firms which include:
We regulate and authorise CILEX-ACCA Probate Entities to carry out probate activities only. They are owned and operated by ACCA members, in collaboration with other accountants, all of whom have been authorised as CILEX Practitioners (ACCA-Probate). They must have an associated ACCA Accountancy firm and are required to comply with the CILEx Regulation – ACCA Handbook, which includes the CILEX-ACCA Code of Conduct. You can find and check a firm is genuine by using our CILEX-ACCA Probate Firm Directory.
There are serious and continuing risks to the public arising from the activities of criminals and criminal gangs who set up fraudulent/bogus law firms or bogus branch offices of genuine law firms.
Access our Fraudulent Law Firms page to find out more, including what checks can help towards identifying if a firm is regulated and authentic.
If you have a query about a firm in the directory (or a firm which says it is regulated by us, but its details are not in the directory), please contact us at – info@cilexregulation.org.uk
CILEx Regulation authorises and regulates two types of law firms:
