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The lawyer must provide a competent standard of work and service and must decline or not accept instructions for work beyond their competence, authorisation or available resources.
SRA Principles & Code
Strong equivalent3.2 You ensure that the service you provide to clients is competent and delivered in a timely manner.
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Recorded source: SRA Code of Conduct for Solicitors, RELs and RFLs 2019
BSB Handbook
Strong equivalentCD7 You must provide a competent standard of work and service to each client. rC21 You must not accept instructions ... if: ... .7 you are not authorised and/or otherwise accredited to perform the work required ...; or .8 you are not competent to handle the particular matter or otherwise do not have enough experience to handle the matter;
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Recorded source: BSB Handbook current
Solicitors' Conduct Rules
Strong equivalentA solicitor must also:... 4.1.3 deliver legal services competently, diligently and as promptly as reasonably possible.
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Recorded source: Australian Solicitors' Conduct Rules 2015 (June 2026 compilation)
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